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A cool way to draw generic triangles efficiently in Javascript. This will let you create 3D objects that can be rotated or scaled. Still a bit slow, but hey, it's Javascript.
"The trick is to take advantage of the beveled edges on a div border to make right triangles. By setting the div height and width to 0px, then setting 3 borders to transparent and 1 border to an opaque color, you can make a right triangle of various sizes by adjusting the border widths.
Using some fancy geometry, you can then cut any type of triangle into a series of successively smaller right triangles. Now, in real life, the right triangles would get infinitely small (and numerous), but in the digital world, they only need to get as small as a single pixel before we don't care anymore."
Submitted by jason - 2007-07-20 08:30:17
Channels - blogcadre 
hackszine webdev
Tags - hack javascript 3d modeling geometry
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Today, a New York-based company called SpaceTime launched a new browser, free to download and use, that presents Web pages and search results as floating slabs that can be flipped through, organized, and navigated in 3-D. The graphics concepts are similar to those found in "first-person shooter" video games, in which players navigate an immersive virtual environment. But instead of shooting monsters, SpaceTime users can "fly" through search results such as Web pages, pictures, and eBay auction items. When a user turns her view to the left, the right, up, or down, she can see all the Web pages she has previously called up and zoom in on the one she wants. "SpaceTime is interesting because it constantly redraws the scene that you see ... just like a video game where you can assume any position," says Edward Bakhash, CEO of the company.
Submitted by fthiery - 2007-06-06 04:12:19
Channels - metaverse
Tags - search metaverse 3d webbrowser
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Rapidobject.com is a web platform for designers, artists and developers. It enables those who want to customise 3D-objects to order online. A 3D-printer processes the order.
Moreover, you can offer your own 3D-models to others for sale.
Submitted by fthiery - 2007-06-06 09:43:02
Channels - metaverse
Tags - service metaverse 3d shop printer
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Adobe is pushing Photoshop CS3 Extended into the 3D sphere by rolling out a new plug-in for Google's 3D Warehouse.
Photoshop users will be able to access Google's public 3D archive to download, convert, and edit user-created 3D models from within Photoshop.
The free plug-in could give users the ability to take content previously generated by other applications or users and fine-tune the models with Photoshop's image-editing tools.
The 3D models could then be saved to a local disk or resubmitted to the 3D Warehouse via Google's SketchUp application. Users can also submit 3D models of buildings for inclusion in Google Earth's 3D city-modelling projects.
Submitted by fthiery - 2007-06-06 04:00:53
Channels - metaverse
Tags - google metaverse 3d photoshop warehouse
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Free - DX Studio is a complete integrated development environment for creating interactive 3D graphics. The system comprises of both a real-time 3D engine and a suite of editing tools, and is the first product to offer a complete range of tools in a single IDE.
Submitted by nccwarp9 - 2007-05-17 05:58:08
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