This is probably more trouble than it is worth, but if you can take photos of your model from the front, side and top. Preferably from a distance using a telephoto lens, so as to make the images as close to orthographic as possible. It would really help if you painted a grid on the model, but that is probably out of the question.
I am unfamiliar with 3dMax, but most 3D packages have the ability to load images into the background, so you can trace around them with vertices. Some packages allow you to map the views on to planes that can be positioned as the sides of a box.
From 3D world mag number 84:
You can use 3D SOM, from Creative Dimension Software (Creative Dimension Software Ltd - Developers of 3DSOM Pro). It´s an image-based modelling software, which can export to 3DS. 3D World Mag number 84, ships with a free version. Therefore, this version can´t export to 3ds. To do this, you need to buy the full version.
Cool options Bug and Jeffry. Therefore, VIZ isn´t like 3D SOM. With VIZ, you still have a manual work.
With 3D SOM, all that you need is to provide the right photos. Appears that STRATA works by the same way as 3D SOM.
Anyway, good options.
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1 Do you know how to use Max?
2 How is that from a picture?
It might be helpful if you posted the pictures or links to them.
I am unfamiliar with 3dMax, but most 3D packages have the ability to load images into the background, so you can trace around them with vertices. Some packages allow you to map the views on to planes that can be positioned as the sides of a box.
You can use 3D SOM, from Creative Dimension Software (Creative Dimension Software Ltd - Developers of 3DSOM Pro). It´s an image-based modelling software, which can export to 3DS.
3D World Mag number 84, ships with a free version. Therefore, this version can´t export to 3ds. To do this, you need to buy the full version.
3D Word Mag Home - 3D World
If you have two or more pictures, (they don't need to be orthographic), of the model you can use REALVIZ - ImageModeler home page.
Take care.
--J
With 3D SOM, all that you need is to provide the right photos. Appears that STRATA works by the same way as 3D SOM.
Anyway, good options.