3-Sweep: Extracting Editable 3D Objects from One Photo

Daniel CohenOr · Demo · 6 min · 2013 · YouTube title: 3-Sweep: Extracting Editable Objects from a Single Photo, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2013

Why it's here

HN recalls it as a mind-blowing pre-AI demo of 2D-to-3D object extraction.

What it covers

A SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 research demo of 3-Sweep, a tool for extracting editable 3D objects from a single photo using a few user strokes. It predates modern AI image tools.