Not all point clouds are destined to be 3D models. A project may call for watching for changes in a surface, for example.

A technique like point-cloud modeling can also create an opportunity for sorting through and storing many types of information. Notre Dame is a perfect example.

OpenAI, the Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence startup behind popular DALL-E text-to-image generator, announced on Tuesday the release of its newest picture-making machine POINT-E, which ...