3D reconstruction from photographs
Autodesk Assistant brings natural-language AI control to Maya while Artec Studio 20 delivers 70% faster processing through automated workflows. September 2025's professional tools announcements signal AI augmentation reaching production maturity, with practical automation replacing hype-driven promises.
KIRI Engine 4.0 delivers a 5x processing speed boost, AI-powered PBR materials generation, and unlimited free exports—transforming mobile 3D scanning from hobbyist tool to professional workflow solution. Released September 8, 2025, this breakthrough update coincides with viral social media trends revealing mainstream interest in 3D content creation.
The landscape of 3D scanning and reconstruction is experiencing its most dramatic transformation since the introduction of consumer LiDAR systems. As we progress through 2025, two revolutionary technologies—Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) and 3D Gaussian Splatting—are fundamentally changing how we capture, process, and render three-dimensional environments. These AI-powered techniques are not merely incremental improvements; they represent a paradigm shift that’s democratizing photo-realistic 3D content creation.
