Questions tagged [3d]
Software that uses, manipulates, or creates a three-dimensional space.
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C# library for 3D math (rotation)
I am working on a C# project where I need to rotate some vectors. Until now I was using a rather complicated solution using rotation matrices but now I also need support for quaternion rotation (and ...
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Is there such a thing as a free software that can make a 3D environment based on a bird-view photo?
I have a gigantic PNG image representing a satellite or airplane photo taken in 1995 of the neighbourhood where I grew up and its surroundings.
It has been destroyed (changed) in numerous ways since ...
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finding the correct language, library or piece of software to 3D model
I need to model some designs I have made into an stl format so they can be 3d printed.
The designs are mathematically modelled and have variable parameters (for example angles and lengths). These ...
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meshmixer Alternative
we recently started 3d scanning orthopedic parts at work and so far I have used Meshmixer for simple operations like mesh clean up, making watertight meshes, cuts, wall offsets and simple ...
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Graphics framework for 3D flight simulation
I'm trying to make a basic 3D visual flight simulator that displays terrain and buildings in 3D from the cockpit's perspective. I don't care about the flight physics. This project needs to be ...
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Create hundreds of complex geometric shapes with cubes, triangles and tetrahedra
I'm going to investigate the marching cubes algorithm. For that, I have to draw and keep track of 256 - actually 128 due to symmetry - geometric configurations like below. I should be able to assign ...
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What technology stack should I use to create a Web Application with rich GUI experience?
I’m planning to recreate a Windows based desktop application as a web application which will be hosted on Azure.
I wonder what technology stack should be used to recreate this application as a WebApp.....
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Merge two point clouds that have different scale but represent the same object
I'm working on a reproduction of a statue. I ended up with those two point clouds:
The tiny one on the right is not far away - it's right to the big one.
I need software that would allow me to ...
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Java 3D Plot Library
I need a Java library for a 3D coordinate system in which I can do linear programming. Functions, planes, arrows and points should be drawn and colored. Points should be able to be labeled. There ...
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Easily arrange touching spheres in 3d
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I want to spatially model systems of atoms. Atoms have the shape of a sphere and the diameter for all spheres is the same. Spheres cannot deform, they tend to touch each other but overlaps ...
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Combining overlapping 3D models
I used a 3D scanner to generate several 3-dimensional models of rooms in a building. I need to combine all of these models to form a complete map of the building, but I haven't found any programs that ...
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Converting 3D printing CAD to Technical drawing
I designed some items that I currently 3D print and I plan on patenting, however I need to provide technical drawings in India ink or it's equivalent.
Is there anything that will convert from ...
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c++ - 3D Physics engine for crushing objects in a simulation
This engine should be able to simulate 3D objects under pressure as close to real life as possible.
I need this for a project where you can spawn a 3D object and then a press will descend and it will ...
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Animation and rendering software with CAD-import options
Looking for a program, which can
easially import a CAD-model
apply textures quickly
render it in decent quality
animate single objects & cameras
Been doing some bigger projects with the ...
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Is there a tool in Linux for opening 3D files like STL and GLB?
I generated an STL file using OpenSCAD, but I'm unable to view it because I don't have any software that can open it. Are there any free and open-source software packages that can view STL files and ...
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AI software for generating 3D models based on given images
I'm looking for a software that accepts human (actually sci-fi human) figure and turns it into a 3D model. I found GET3D, but it's for programmatic use (through Python) if I understand it correctly. ...
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Visualizing my computer's internals
I'm looking for an app/utility that shows me a 3-Dimensional, navigable/manipulable view of my physical computer - based on hardware information it either obtains itself, or that I provide it using ...
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Tool for periodic table 3D graph?
Nature Reviews Materials volume 4, pages331–348(2019)
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I want to draw a 3D graph on top of the periodic table like the picture above.
Is there any program that I could just put data in or any tools ...
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A python or R library for 3D plot that can use heigth and color independently
I'm plotting the effect of the interaction of two variables in two different dependent variables and want to present them both on a single plot.
I had a level plot showing the colors for one variable ...
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Point Cloud visualization in Java/Android
I'm trying to visualize .ply point clouds (XYZRGB formatted). I was using PCL library so far. While the visualization is easy, adding features and documentation is particularly confusing and difficult ...
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Draw simple 3D graphs and shapes in vector format
As an example, I want to produce the figure below. I drew this figure painfully in Powerpoint and want to find a better/more efficient way of doing this. Unfortunately, Powerpoint is the best solution ...
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Which mesh processing library for python to chose
for a project I'm writing I need a library for python to process ".off" files (3d models mesh files),
so I would be able to visualize them and save an image of several views of the model .
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Library or tool for programmatic 3D model generation
I'm currently developing a tool, that allows users to generate simple textured 3D models given an image and some dimensions as input values.
Using these I need to generate some simple geometric shapes ...
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Creating isometric open room models and animations
I'm looking to build these isometric spaces/rooms and eventually add some animation. Short of using Cinema 4D, is there something with an easier learning curve and prebuilt models to 'furnish' the ...
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Web app for client to alter 3D renders
I'm trying to see if there's a web app that already exists before we go through the process of making one.
I'm looking for a way to create a render of an environment and be able to have the client ...
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Open source 3D asset management (PHP/MySQL/HTML5)
I am looking for an asset management system which:
I could run on our PHP/MySQL server.
Could store files in a tree directory structure.
Could either preview 3D file formats or would allow to add a ...
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AI software to create a rigged puppet from a photo
I am looking for a software, free or paid, that can turn one or multiple photos of a puppet into a fully-rigged .puppet file for Adobe Character Animator or similar. The puppets look like humans and ...
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Software for conversion from e3, e2, .d to Step or other Solidworks formats
In our company we need to convert old files which were developed with think 3D in Solidworks file format.
The solution seems to be the think design conversion but it requires the licence acquisition.
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Alternatives to assimp
I have downloaded assimp API and tried to build it with mingw. Unfortunately that doesn't work. I asked how to fix it here and on some other forums, but got no real answer. The only answer I got is to ...
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Is there a good alternative to OpenSCAD?
Is there a good alternative to OpenSCAD that has simple syntax and easy download option? I want it to be cross-platform. It should be open-source too. (Free for commercial use is a bonus.)
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Professional alternatives to Graphistry for plotting hypergraphs
I recently tried using Graphistry but I am looking for something more professional, possibly free, that can have the same functionality.
Cytoscape would have been a good alternative but It doesn't ...
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Software capable of ray tracing an implicit surface
I am looking for a software able to ray-trace implicit surfaces (defined by f(x,y,z)=0 for a smooth enough function f) with simulation of diffuse light. Speed is not important (I'm doing high quality ...
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Best way to represent a network graph in 3D with Python
Starting from a Pandas DataFrame I have already created a graph with NetworkX but I need to bring it into 3D in a decent way and then run a network analysis or clustering on top of it.
At the moment I ...
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Cut software to cut 3D STL files for smaller printers
I am searching for software to cut a large STL object to smaller objects for a smaller 3D printer. With Netfabb Basic I have only found out that an object can be cut with straight lines. What I am ...
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Light 3D Web graphics library for Python
I have a 3D game I want to write, and I want it to be accessible over the Web. Performance is not important: it is a turn-based game, and the number of graphical objects will be < 1000. Simplicity ...
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C++ API to extract model with textures form glb file
I need to extract a 3d model with all coresponding textures from glb file in a format I can use in some 3d editor tools. The best format suported by many 3d editors is 3ds. A beter solution would be ...
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Software for creating HTML5 Interactive animation & 3D animation
I'm working on an interactive animation project in HTML5. Currently I'm using Adobe animate cc, but animate cc does not support 3D animation in HTML5 document. I'm looking to switch to some other ...
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what can i use to plot point with density in 3d?
i have a set of point in a 3d space (with x,y,z value) that represent the position of physical object and i want to see the movement of these object. if a have 10 physical object and 100 point i want ...
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Software for 3D scatter plot with 3D model for context
I'm searching for a software to plot scientific data into a 3D scatter plot PLUS I want to add a 3D model around to get context for the data.
With Python and matplotlib Im doing fine with plotting ...
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software for simple 3D mechanical animation
I am very fluent with SketchUp for my mechanical engineering needs. What I need is to make the parts move as in this Tiktok videos:
Would be grateful for an advice!
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What is the best Surgical Planning Tool?
Which is the best Surgical Planning software for 3D reconstruction from CT images? Specifically for planning a Surgical Thrombectomy.
There are a few lists online, such as on Stanford Medicine and ...
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reconstruct a 3D cylinder from a 2D image
I would like to reconstruct a cylinder from a 2D image of one.
Assuming a cylinder was sat on its flat end, viewed from the side it would appear to be a rectangle. If all you had was an image of that ...
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Open-source CAD API for extruding, stacking and deforming 3D shapes
I am looking for (ideally open-source) CAD software or a library which has an API (either in Python, C, C++ or even Mathematica) for generating 3D geometries from 2D shapes/coordinates & ...
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3d graphics with python
I am going to design my first 'real' program (I do have Python and Matlab experience, but have never designed a tool), but have been struggling with which software is best to use to visualize the ...
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Visually show how many blocks fill an area
I'm looking for an application that calculates and shows visually, for example, how many blocks of custom size would fill a wall area.
Currently I found online bricks calculators that shows how many ...
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Real-time simulation and visualization software
I've been searching for about 2 days for a software that fits my needs for a project I am working on. My need is to simulate the kinematics of a cable-driven parallel robot. Software I thought was ...
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Software to manage divisions and inventory on a building
Wondering if there is any software to help planning divisions in a specific building (in this case a school/University), their dimensions, objects inside/inventory (such as tables, chairs,...).
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What to use to design a piece of wearable fitness garment?
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C++ 3D library to render GCode Files (Simple list of lines)
I'm looking for a simple 3D Library to render GCode Files into a C++/Qt5.15.2 software project running on Windows.
A GCode file contains the instructions for a 3D-Printer to print a 3D Model (where to ...
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Crystal lattice visualization software
I'm looking for free (as in freedom) software for Linux that allows me to visualize simple crystal lattices and produce images such as this:
Good features would be the ability to easily choose colors,...
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