A new app called Doodle3D Transform promises to let users easily turn regular 2D drawings into fully fledged, 3D-printable models.

If you had a formal drafting class, you probably learned about making orthographic projections–engineering drawings with multiple views (for example, top, front, and right). Even if you didn&… ...

Researchers describe a technique of volumetric 3D printing that goes beyond the bottom-up, layered approach. The process eliminates the need for support structures because the resin it creates is ...

Tesla Mechanical Designs exemplifies how the transition from 2D drawings to 3D CAD modeling is much more than a technical shift.

Isometric drawings and perspective drawings are commonly used in technical drawing to show an item in 3D on a 2D page.

If sticking drawings to a fridge won't do, parents of pint-sized Picassos can put their child's art on a pedestal by having it 3D printed through a new service called CrayonCreatures. The service ...

That is, instead of, for example, printing out an entire organ at one go, the tissues are simultaneously printed in 2D layers that are then stacked by a robotic arm to create the final 3D structure.

Orthographic projections are working drawings in either a first or third angle projection and show each side of a design without perspective , ie a 2D drawing of a 3D object. They are used to show ...

Concourse Federal Turns 2D Drawings Into 3D Visuals: A Boost For Interior Designing by Renato Capelj Benzinga Staff Writer Follow ...

As Microsoft’s Gavin Gear explains in a blog post on the topic, printing in 3D with Windows 8.1 is much like printing in 2D (such as printing a document) right now.

It’s easy enough to draw a basic floorplan of your home, but turning that floorplan into 3D rendering typically falls into the realm of professional designers.