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This could be awesome, being able to inspect and make changes to your 3D models as if standing right next to them.

I mean, it would even have applications for sculptors. Actual materials to sculpt with are not cheap as far as I know, and it could streamline the training process.

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Training for most fine art is a surprising amount of mechanical/physical knowledge about the various materials & tools. For example, creating a bronze cast is like a 18-step process[0], of which one step is 'make it look like the thing you want'.

> Actual materials to sculpt with are not cheap as far as I know

You learn how to sculpt with clay, which is pretty affordable. Some computer 3D models are sculpted in clay first, and 3D scanned for cleanup![1]

0: http://www.laurencebroderick.co.uk/casting_1.html 1: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Models

If you're not familiar, you should also check out Google Blocks: https://vr.google.com/blocks/

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