This guide was created by Mark Hewitt, Mary Ton, and Dirk Ton in April 2025. It is updated regularly by the IDEA Lab in Grainger Engineering Library and by Scholarly Communication and Publishing in Main Library.
Have you played a video game where the environments looked super realistic? Chances are some of the objects were modeled on real-world rocks, plans, and buildings. This guide describes how 3D models are made from objects and discusses how you can create models of your own!