Maya 2016 tutorial : How to create 3D geometry off 2D image

[@caitanddot7017]

This is one of the most helpful videos I have ever come across. The amount of times I have come back to this because it is exactly what I need is astounding. Thank you so much!!!!

[@larvenkarlsson440]

I saw this years ago and suddenly today I needed it! :D

[@sanithmc9638]

me to bro

[@staticbuilds7613]

I was planning to make something annoying inside Zbrush and this made it so much easier. If I use this and then use Zbrush to add further detail I think my plan is achievable. Thank you for this amazing tutorial

[@LetterfromourDearGod]

How do you separate the image from the plane? Also your tutorials are AMAZING!

[@MrTesta21]

+2 Please how

[@CB-rv2lj]

go into the hierarchy and unparent it from the parent object. if you try deleting the plane when its the parent, the child objects attached will be deleted.

[@Einstellung]

@@CB-rv2lj if you unparent and then delete it the extruded (object) becomes jarbled?

[@PantheraTigriz]

Unparent it and duplicate the Mesh, then you can delete the originals. Worked for me

[@wouter-]

Unparent the image from the plane with shift + p, then use control + d on the image to duplicate it, delete all else that remains (including the original image). Worked for me on Maya 2020.

[@madfever010]

bro your tutorials are AWESOME!! just recently stumbled on your channel...KEEP THEM TUTORIALS COMING~~~~

[@MHTutorials3D]

+khalid erku Thanks Khalid !

[@michael_mc_donald]

Nice and straight to the point.

[@Teivel666]

This method is great for simple images but doesn't work well for complex and detailed pics. Is that a fair assumption? I was trying to use an image of a feather and it converted to very basic colors even though the feather was very detailed. If my assumption is incorrect, which I hope it is, is there a way to tell Maya to use more colors or whatever else is required? Thanks for your tutorials, I love them all!

[@swNapoleon16]

Hi Mike, I've followed the tutorial and it seems to work pretty great until i try to get rid of the plane behind the image i made a 3D version of. Is there something i am missing? I tried to separate the objects and even put them in different layers but maya won't let that logo detach from the plane. Thanks

[@michaelorlando4405]

you need to remove the material, and apply a new one

[@anandshukla9156]

I figured it out and you select both of the object and the plane. Then combine them and then separate them and then delete the plane. It worked for me

[@winabethdahilig9725]

Helpful question just as this helpful tutorial and these helpful commentators. Thank you! :)

[@thejkconundrum9996]

Really good tutorial. Helped me a lot.

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you

[@IceGrenade]

saved my bacon! LEGEND!

[@josengan1]

How do you separate the image from the plane?

[@franciscoochoa1851]

That's what I needed. down to the point.

[@artpotato9838]

I'm wondering if Png would be a better file format to use since png's allow transparency. Just curious.

[@kamilamammadova8619]

thank youuu....I am trying now :) aaaand it worked :)

[@artpotato9838]

@@kamilamammadova8619 sweet glad it worked

[@branus0227]

SUPER NICE VIDEO BRO!!!!!!!!

[@MHTutorials3D]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Vnzkb]

How to make custom shape and make them engraved on a cube or any shape ? Without boolean !

[@danielmatascaballero1406]

Amazing, thank you very much! That was precisely what I was looking for :)

[@MHTutorials3D]

Great

[@rayscott-o2u]

hi i have just got a 3d crystal engeaving machine and was wondering if you can con vert a photo to 3d it will be obj file to dfx or lss i think in maya

[@riaan077]

It seems that everytime i put it on the plane my image distorts, I want the exact image outline on my plane...is that possible?

[@BaileeMan]

Always fantastic Tuts!!! :)

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Cam Valera Thanks !

[@noctarofpv]

Very good explained! Thank you :)

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you

[@noctarofpv]

You got my sub :)

[@greenfrog9702]

I have a Q: i want to extrude a logo like this, and then add textures in substance painter, to then put this 3d textured model on a t-shirt or poster, how would I export an image of this model in a large enough resolution for a print? thanks Mike

[@JohnMartin-pjasca]

Thanks so much!

[@peter486]

super inportant thing amd super usefull , thank you.

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thanks

[@Mikelica69]

Lol super thank you

[@세종대미래교육원-c3v]

I use the Maya 2018 version, but the logo is not peeled off. How should I apply it in the hypershade section?

[@AvatarTTfan]

So every time I click apply and close, nothing happens and I cant close the window or do anything

[@pasfsdcdsfmadffgvdfsy9571]

when i convert the plane to texture to geometry, there was an error saying "you must specify an an input texture file" what should i do? im using the 2016 version

[@69VenomX]

When selecting the Texture to Geometry button, click the little box on the right side next to the words

[@ozloya]

Great content. Thanks for sharing. There's another way (or many). I use the import method and Bevel tool. Playing around with the settings you'll get neat results. Greetings from North Mexico.

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Oz Loya Hi Oz, Yes I know, I thought I would share this one too. Thanks, Mike

[@CaptainKiwiii]

Hi there, could you elaborate please? I'm having issue with @mike hermes methods my image got distorded

[@sammie1729]

How to make a complete 3D model out of it? Is there any possible way to do that?

[@riaan077]

mine keeps crashing when I hit the hypershade button after conversion?

[@camilobanchon3392]

how. about in maya 2020 ? how can I set the geometry to convert 2d to 3d in my recent Maya?

[@allanlago1]

+Mike Hermes I did the same thing as you but when saved and came back another day it was glitched. Is deleting history a solution for that?

[@GlennaCole]

The same happened to me. Is there a solution for this?

[@allanlago1]

Good video, glad that you did it

[@alaaalhamwi]

The image must be in black and white?

[@balgovind81]

Bravo... You Save My Life... Thanks a TONNNNNNNNNN...

[@MHTutorials3D]

You are very welcome

[@fabiovaz233]

Thank you Mike !! To celebrate Children's Day on October 12, you could model a wooden brinquendo? Thank you.

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Fabio Vaz Hi Fabio, what's a brinquendo ?

[@fabiovaz233]

+Mike Hermes It would be a toy. Sorry mistake in typing.

[@fabiovaz233]

+Mike Hermes www.google.com.br/search?q=avi%C3%A3o+de+madeira&biw=1920&bih=963&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIp_60zNa4yAIVh4yQCh13mgJt#imgrc=AcLIKiXJni1zDM%3A

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Fabio Vaz Nice, I will try to fit in a tutorial soon. Mike

[@fabiovaz233]

+Mike Hermes Thank you!!! :)

[@user-pu8il2xq7u]

thank you very helpful

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Konstantin Abramov-Heffron Thanks

[@matthewduplessis1137]

Can you post a tutorial on how to make a maelstrom/whirlpool with bifrost or fluid or particles?

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Matthew du Plessis I will see what I can do Matthew

[@matthewduplessis1137]

+Mike Hermes thanks a lot :)

[@HyunKyoJang]

thank you so much ❤❤❤

[@e.j.rajabi5878]

can I convert image to only 2D and save as STL file?

[@crystaltyl924]

thanks for sharing this tutorial. after i have done it, the object still attaching with the plane. how can i remove the plane?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Cut the faces away

[@heidip.h.nikolaisen6249]

i also have that problem, i cannot cut the faces away, because they are connected to the object, so when i try to cut them, that messes up the object's geometry

[@anandshukla9156]

I figured it out and you select both of the object and the plane. Then combine them and then separate them and then delete the plane. It worked for me.

[@skingofmarshes]

@@anandshukla9156 Thank you!

[@anandshukla9156]

@@skingofmarshes No Problem

[@kamitekeiichi2376]

will this work with multicolored images as well or only 2-3 colors max?

[@MHTutorials3D]

It should

[@hgulgen]

Doesnt work for me When I convert it , It create empty plane or broken shape I dont understand :/

[@teroblepuns]

Ditto.

[@strictlymediaproductions]

Was happening to me until I changed the logo from PNG to JPEG. Try that?

[@ryanator109]

Amazing tutorial!!!!!!!!

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you !

[@ryanator109]

@@MHTutorials3D Had a problem though when I saved and came back to the file it had glitched? Any fix for this?

[@engineerallround6348]

Thanks a lot for this simple and useful tutorial! Each time when I open a previously saved project with mesh created this way, the vertices and edges etc. are randomly recalculated. This absolutely ruins the geometry. Have You ever encountered this phenomenon? Do You know any way to prevent that?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you and , no I have never heard of that problem to be honest

[@AmberedDragonfire]

im having the same problem! a way around it is to have your created mesh selected, delete it's history under edit>delete by type>history. to be extra save i also tried freezing the object before saving and closing the file. that helped with the geometry destruction. im still having other issues with texture to geometry, and your comment is already a year old, but maybe this helps you!

[@caradepizza1749]

That's great! But I need to extrude a map and there are too many details, and It doesn't works... Can you help me?

[@banelemahlasela8663]

Hey Cara , I also need that as well, did you get the solution ?

[@kusacubari1867]

Spot on, top man thanks Mike

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you

[@BitcoinBitz]

I dont have the rendering editors choice in my drop down where else is itlocated?

[@danielhostetter8115]

Thank you for posting! I'm having a pretty big problem though.... I make my flat surface and all, and I have it selected when I go to Texture to Geometry, and I select my file, a sword with a few repetitive curves in it. I have it saved as a 10 by 10 jpg white on black exported from illustrator. And when I apply the conversion, it does not post on my flat surface. Its initial view is only fully viewable from the front perspective, I try to do the hyper shade, and its working all screwy. Did you have any trouble shooting from this? Thank you!

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Daniel Hostetter Make sure you model scale isn't in meters

[@CSConnorthegreat]

The shape I want it black instead of everything else meaning I can't extrude it. Is there a way to change the black polys to white(and what are they called), or a way to invert the colours when using texture to geometry?

[@RalphManis]

Invert the colors (Ctrl I in photoshop) before applying the image to the plane.

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

You Show a realy good stuff ! :)

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Stanimir Georgiev Thank you

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

+Mike Hermes No, i thank you ! ;)

[@MHTutorials3D]

:-)

[@nicholaskemp6041]

What are the limitations on this and does this work in later maya versions? I want to make a simple logo for my instagram page. Would this work with letters?

[@MHTutorials3D]

I would actually work easier with letters

[@nicholaskemp6041]

Ok sweet! I will work on some mock ups and see how it goes thanks!

[@enmi329]

how do u make a plane as big as u want, because when I create a plane it appear a plane of 1x1, and I don't know how to create a plane with the dimensions I want thanks

[@MHTutorials3D]

By default you can set the number of faces 1 x , 10 x 10 etc

[@69VenomX]

A little late, but for those with the same question in the future: Under the Create Menu->Polygon Primitives->Check the "Interactive Creation" box at the bottom

[@seaniesi8555]

thx I needed this

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Serkan Korkmaz You are very welcome

[@fernando3061]

Mike Hermes Rocks!!!

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you

[@ujjwalkumar6053]

When I click on the little box next to convert>texture to geometry and select the plane and apply and close, it says failed to convert.

[@MHTutorials3D]

Is it selected while you do that ?

[@siamaksaadatpur]

Thanks :)

[@k-cg4927]

useful thank you...

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you

[@fernandotaborda]

hello...how do you make the plane disapear?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Ctrl+H

[@fernandotaborda]

Thank you a lot

[@stefarrell7989]

Ctrl+H Im sure just hides it. I highlighted the logo then export as Obj then re-Import and then delete the old logo that comes with the plane

[@swNapoleon16]

is there a way to just delete the plane without having to go through that Exporting process?

[@anandshukla9156]

I figured it out and you select both of the object and the plane. Then combine them and then separate them and then delete the plane. It worked for me

[@omkarchavan3236]

wow thank you sooo much

[@MHTutorials3D]

No problem

[@joaosantos1662]

Doesnt work with maya 2015 :\

[@iFletcherFord]

what i got is crash :''((

[@emmi3292]

is it possible to have a chat with you on facebook for more questions

[@MHTutorials3D]

+ugo okeukwu Ugo, due to the number of questions I get every day that will be impossible, but you can ask questions via e-mail if you like [e-mail]

[@emmi3292]

cool i will

[@AlukaGozen]

wow this is like modeling cheating :o the only problem i found with it is that i couldn't rotate it afterward

[@MHTutorials3D]

Why not ?

[@AlukaGozen]

i don't know why, but when i try to rotate it it mushes and deforms, i noticed that the top part of it rotate but the bottom is stuck. it's like the base of is still sticking on the plane

[@AlukaGozen]

Nvm, fixed it by using the method i learned from your export files video and it worked. all i had to do was delete history + freeze transformation + delete the plane shape in the outliner

[@kamainvon7695]

svg can do better i guesse....

[@PattyHrc]

crack

[@nikunjmajithia5002]

Lol I dont think any point of learning modeling anymore just convert any 2d image to 3d and you have your 3d model

[@MHTutorials3D]

:-)

[@wappa6914]

Mike Hermes Did this still work ?

[@franciscoochoa1851]

That's what I needed. down to the point.

[@MHTutorials3D]

You are very welcome

[@kamitekeiichi2376]

sir i just tried to do the same with an outline of a velociraptor (only in B/W colors) it shows failed to convert texture

[@kamitekeiichi2376]

ok in my case it worked after i checked out "Fit to selection" option