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> I think if you sat down and spent enough time on it, it's quite plausible
> you could eventually model something like this. The pipework would be
> somewhat tricky, and it's not fantastically easy to model an intricate
> object with a single photo from just one angle, but I think it should be
> doable.
>
> Of course, almost *anything* is possible given a mathematically unbounded
> amount of time, so maybe the interesting question is how long it would
> take with a simple mesh modeller?
Not as long as with SDL :-)
Why don't you post a link to a photo of something that you think you could
easily create a realistic model of in SDL?
> Interesting thought: This is a modern car engine. It was almost certainly
> designed using a computer. I wander which modelling technology *they* used
> to design it in the first place?
A high-end 3D CAD system, probably Catia as BMW use that for most other
things in the car.
Nice video of it being used:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-JcXO5Mi8
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