CHAPTER 16

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Working with Third-Party Tools

Content in 3D has been an important resource in 2D and 3D designs—designers always need 3D content, either creating it from scratch or importing it from other 3D applications into Photoshop. Before Adobe announced the 3D feature in Photoshop CS3 a few years ago, there were many third-party applications and plug-ins that tried to bridge the gap between Photoshop and 3D content. These third-party applications were based on the ability to communicate with Photoshop directly or through plug-ins.

After the release of the 3D feature in Photoshop, designers relied more on Photoshop to create 3D content and work ...

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