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Hi Carol,I don't know if 3D Studio Max is any easier to use than other
3D graphics packages. But I do know one advantage it has - a realtime
rendering engine plug-in called Cult 3D. Cult allows sophisticated,
realistic objects to be rendered in realtime because it offers features
like phong shading, bump mapping and environment mapping. And above all,
it's multiplatform so everyone on the web can see your work in realtime.
VRML is no comparison.
The site for the plug-in and samples is http://www.cult3d.com. After you
install the plug-in you can find additional samples at
http://www.kasan.se/cult3d/samples.html
For those of you using 3D Studio Max there is a free exporter viewer
which allows you to see how the plug-in works but doesn't allow you to
save the files.
Cheers,
John
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> > From: Carol Geary <caroling(at)earthlink.net>
> > To: HTML Writer's Guild Graphics <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
> > Subject: QuickTime VR Authoring Studio
> > Date: Monday, December 08, 1997 5:42 PM
> >
> > I want to do 3D graphics. I've tried Swivel 3D, Ray Dream, and
> Infini-D. I've
> > never felt that I could get over the steep learning curve fast
> enough, so
> > still no 3D.
> >
> > I just saw pictures from Mars using QuickTime VR and liked it a lot.
> Has
> > anyone tried to put together panoramas and add 3D objects using this
> software?
> > Any other recommendations for getting started with VRML or something
> similar?
> > I prefer using the Macintosh.
> > --
> > Carol Geary, http://home.earthlink.net/~caroling
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Hi Carol,I don't know if 3D Studio Max is any easier to use than other
3D graphics packages. But I do know one advantage it has - a realtime rendering
engine plug-in called Cult 3D. Cult allows sophisticated, realistic objects
to be rendered in realtime because it offers features like phong shading,
bump mapping and environment mapping. And above all, it's multiplatform
so everyone on the web can see your work in realtime. VRML is no comparison.
<P>The site for the plug-in and samples is <A HREF="http://www.cult3d.com">http://www.cult3d.com</A>. After
you install the plug-in you can find additional samples at <A HREF="http://www.kasan.se/cult3d/samples.html">http://www.kasan.se/cult3d/samples.html</A>
<P>For those of you using 3D Studio Max there is a free exporter viewer
which allows you to see how the plug-in works but doesn't allow you to
save the files.
<P>Cheers,
<BR>John
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<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><FONT COLOR="#000000">> From: Carol
Geary <</FONT><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">caroling(at)earthlink.net</FONT></U><FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><FONT COLOR="#000000">> To: HTML Writer's
Guild Graphics <</FONT><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org</FONT></U><FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> Subject: QuickTime
VR Authoring Studio</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> Date: Monday,
December 08, 1997 5:42 PM</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> I want to
do 3D graphics. I've tried Swivel 3D, Ray Dream, and Infini-D. I've</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> never felt
that I could get over the steep learning curve fast enough, so</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> still no 3D.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> I just saw
pictures from Mars using QuickTime VR and liked it a lot. Has</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> anyone tried
to put together panoramas and add 3D objects using this software?</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> Any other
recommendations for getting started with VRML or something similar?</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> I prefer using
the Macintosh.</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>> --</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1><FONT COLOR="#000000">> Carol Geary,
</FONT><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="http://home.earthlink.net/~caroling">http://home.earthlink.net/~caroling</A></FONT></U></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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