From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Inflatable icons
Inflatable icons
3D model
Inflatable Icons refers to a technique that turns 2D
icons into 3D models. There are many applications for
this technique such as rapid prototyping, simulations
and presentations, where non-professional computer
2D icon
users could benefit from the ability to create simple 3D
models. Existing tools are geared towards the creation of
production quality 3D models by professional users with References
sufficient background, time and motivation to overcome
• Repenning, A. 2005. Inflatable Icons: Diffusion-based
steep learning curves.
Interactive Extrusion of 2D Images into 3D Models. *
The Journal of Graphical Tools, 10(1): 1-15
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