Picture to 3D — for technical data sheets
Generate compliant 3D visuals for technical data sheets from a section picture or an old scanned drawing. Dimviz rebuilds the cross-section, extrudes a dimension-true 3D render with standard callouts, and assembles the properties table a TDS needs — area, weight, moments of inertia, section moduli.
- ◆TDS-ready 3D visual with standard dimension callouts
- ◆Full properties table from the exact section geometry
- ◆Consistent house style across an entire product line
DXF (LWPOLYLINE/CIRCLE) · CSV/XLSX with X,Y columns (blank row = new loop). DWG → export as DXF first.
EL 23,000 MPa · Pultruded FRP (E-glass / polyester)
| Area | A | 4544 | mm² |
| Mass / metre | m | 8.634(5.802 lb/ft) | kg/m |
| 2nd moment | Ix | 2.306e+7 | mm⁴ |
| 2nd moment | Iy | 7.579e+6 | mm⁴ |
| Section mod. | Sx | 230601 | mm³ |
| Section mod. | Sy | 151571 | mm³ |
| Gyration | rx | 71.24 | mm |
| Gyration | ry | 40.84 | mm |
| Torsion | J | 1.758e+7 | mm⁴ |
Derived exactly from the section polygon (Green’s theorem). Fillets excluded (<2% effect). Verify against certified data before release.
A game-asset mesh isn't a spec. A dimension-true render is.
- · Warped surface, wobbling polygons
- · No scale, no wall thickness, no datum
- · Fine for a game — garbage in a TDS
- · Sharp edges, 100% linear extrusion of your section
- · Auto h · w · t dimension lines that track the view
- · Built for product manuals & TDS compliance
Compliant 3D visuals from scanned drawings
Old product manuals often survive only as scanned PDFs. Rebuild the section in the tool (or import a DXF traced from the scan), and Dimviz regenerates a modern, dimension-true 3D visual plus the engineering table — turning a legacy scan into a clean, reusable asset.
Automated 2D-to-3D annotation
The height, width, centroidal axes and wall thicknesses are annotated automatically and follow the view in 3D. What used to mean a CAD seat and a render pass is a browser tab and a few dimensions.
Built for the datasheet layout
The render is sized and styled to sit above a materials-and-properties block: material, grade, weight per metre, Ix, Sx and compliance notes. One consistent template across every size means your datasheets stop drifting.
FAQ
How do I make 3D visuals for a technical data sheet?+
Rebuild the profile section from your picture or scan (or import a DXF), pick the material, and Dimviz produces a dimension-true 3D render plus the properties table for the TDS. Export the render as PNG.
Can it work from an old scanned PDF drawing?+
Yes — trace or re-enter the section from the scan; Dimviz regenerates a modern annotated 3D visual and the computed properties. Direct PDF tracing is on the roadmap.
What belongs on the datasheet?+
The annotated render, then material and grade, weight per metre/foot, area, Ix/Iy, Sx/Sy, radii of gyration and torsion — all computed from the section.