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Watch Adobe rotate a flat drawing of a bread basket as if it were a 3D object

A screenshot taken of Adobe’s Project Turntable demo for Illustrator.
Project Turntable for Adobe Illustrator is capable of rotating vector images without warping the design elements. | Image: Adobe

Adobe has been working on some experimental tech that could help speed up concept and planning work for graphic designers and audio engineers. Some of the “sneaks” previewed during Adobe’s MAX event include tools that can turn sketches into a variety of polished designs, and a feature for rotating 2D art as if it were a 3D object.

“Project Turntable” is capable of the latter. The tool allows users to click a button and then drag a slider along to automatically view and snap a vector image into a different viewing perspective — something that would typically require an artist to redraw the image entirely from scratch. The examples demonstrated at the event retained their original designs when rotated without warping into a new overall…

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