Designers, 3D modelers, and other digital artists could use the data from the stylus to create projects and even 3D CAD files, which are used in animation and other artistic ventures.

One of the more practical uses for virtual reality is product design, allowing engineers and artists to create, refine, and perfect something in 3D instead of spending the money to iterate real ...

Two new Apple patents explain how a stylus could record and transmit different textures on a digital surface to make 3D creations.