Re: New 3D software

[P3D Gabriel Jacob <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Larry Berlin writes

>**************   This makes it sound less like a possibility. I can't think
>of any *easy* method of converting ordinary flat clip-art in seconds that
>would result in something I'd like. The potential contours of an object
>featured in clip art just aren't instantly available unless they are a gross
>generalization of the outline of the artwork. That's not satisfactory 3D in
>my estimation.

Yes your quite right about the 2D clip art transformed to 3D, but I think
they mean (not sure) that the 3D rotatable models that you create are
converted automatically to 3D. This is like other 3D modelling programs
where you usually have to displace the POV and create the stereo pair
manually.
In reference to their mentioning converting 2D clip art into 3D this is
probably a 2D plane that is rotatable in 3D space. Of course this only
conjecture on my part also and will have to look into it myself.
The article doesn't give an address but will look into it. BTW there is
a picture of the program in the article which shows a 3D polygon with a
bitmapped surface, of a duck. It's an anaglyph 3D pic and rotatable. 

>Thanks Gabriel for spotting this.

Hey that's why we are all here for. 1000 eyes are better than 1. :-)
We inform each other what new 3D toys are out and then go broke. ;-)

P.S. This might be a good program to get Dr.T hooked onto 3D computer
graphics. ;;;;-)

Gabriel



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