Adobe is adding a new AI feature to Adobe Illustrator that tackles a familiar bit of grind for illustrators, making it one of the few AI tools everyone can agree is a good addition. Called Turntable, it’s been around since it first appeared as a MAX Sneak at Adobe MAX, and it stood out back then for the simple reason that it felt useful. It's a tool designed to ease the workload, not add to it, and to open up 2D artists to 3D techniques and uses.
The idea is simple enough, as it takes a single vector illustration and automatically generates multiple angles, up to 74 views, including full rotations and vertical tilts. The key detail is that these aren’t flattened renders, each version stays as an editable vector, so you can still adjust lines, colours and details rather than starting again from scratch. This is AI, but not in the way we've become used to, as it appears to use AI to infer missing geometry to generate new views while retaining detail, colour and structure.
