3D model

Virtual solid shape

A 3D model is a digital representation of an object in three dimensions, created using specialized software. 3D models are used in video games, film animation, architecture, product design, and virtual reality.

The model defines surfaces, textures, and geometry that can be viewed from any angle, rotated, or animated: The architect showed clients a 3D model of the proposed building.

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vertex · animation · motion capture · sculpt · CAD · Blender · Maya · rigging · shading · geometry · bounding box · digital · digital twin · 3D printing · surface · CGI · print · rotate

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dimensionality

3D modelphotograph

Image from a camera

diagram · silhouette · floor plan · wireframe · drawing

abstraction vs. realization

3D modelfinished product

Completed manufactured good

the real thing · prototype

construction method

3D model3D scan

Digital capture of shape

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