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# 1 03-10-2013 , 05:58 PM
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Why is there a teapot in 3DS Max?

Not only was the teapot first created at University of Utah in 1975, this is also where the first 3D scan of a car took place and the model, a Volkswagen Beetle, was probably the first 3D model ever made.

Learn more about this and other trivia in this article:

Why is there a teapot in 3DS Max? - The Origin of Common 3D Test Models


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Also, in case one's too lazy to click and read this is a most excellent picture, showing how polygons were first mapped out in 1972:

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Interesting read. I wonder if the teapot's topology stayed exactly the same over the years.
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