Questions tagged [3d]
Software that uses, manipulates, or creates a three-dimensional space.
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Software for 3D Processing
I have a project for my work which requires me to take XYZ data from a CSV/Excel file using this data I need to generate a 3D line/spline then using this I need to render small segments of a pipe ...
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Build a 3D Book Preview with user uploaded images
My plan is to build a website very similar to https://buch-konfigurator.brandbook.de/. So I'll have a book which I can edit in some aspects.
The biggest hurdle is to get a user uploaded image on ...
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POV-Ray alternative
What the question says. I've looked around but I haven't found any alternatives to POV-Ray.
To clarify, I don't want just a renderer. It's important to be able to create a scene from text only. I don'...
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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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Free software to compare two 3D models
I'm looking for a piece of software for Windows or Linux that can compare how two 3D models differ.
It should preferebly be lightweight piece of free software, but I'm in hearing other options.
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What would be a good shader for Linux?
I need to draw some diagrams for a printed book. They're fairly simple 3D models (cube houses with cutouts for doors and windows), so Blender should be able to take care of it.
The main problem with ...
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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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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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C# library for working with STL files, both ASCII and binary
I am creating a software for editing 3D STL files and I am looking for a C# library to do that. So far I've been able to find libraries that work only with ASCII STL files and don't work with binary ...
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Looking to open a .CAD file on a mac?
I need to view a file that originated in a program called CADStd. This produces a .CAD filetype. Unfortunately, I'm on a MAC and this program is only available on Windows. Is there any other software ...
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Does anybody know of a free landscape / scenery generator?
For example along the lines of Vue d'Esprit 4 (or a blast from the past: VistaPro).
I have these but even the former is getting a bit old (!) and it would be interesting to experiment a bit again ...
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Free program to create 3d transparent geometric figures inside another 3d transparent geometric figures and rotate it
I need to draw a 3d cylinder inside another 3d cylinder, and then rotate it to get different perspectives.
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Photogrammetry tool to create 3D model of glasses (transparent, reflective, homegeneous object)
I am trying to make a 3d model of my glasses. I have looked at photogrammetry software. In my research, I found out photogrammetry has issues with transparent, reflective, homogeneous objects. I used ...
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360° 3D top/down video player
I cannot find a 360° 3D video player for 3D videos in over/under format on my GearVR or Windows Mixed Reality Headset. I recorded the videos with the InstaPro2 3D camera. There are lots of 360° ...
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Visual Studio C++ 3d plot
I want to ask a convenient tool to plot 3D figure by Visual studio C++,such as mesh, surf in matlab, and it must be integrated in the GUI, like QT or mfc.
I try gnuplot, but it seems cannnot plot ...
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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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Which WebGL framework and/or tool to create a certain project
Searched the internet and found a lot of information about WebGL frameworks and tools but still need help to decide which to learn and use for a certain project.
Project basics:
A quite complex 3d ...
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Are there any cooliris-like photo viewer to view photos in your local hard disk like a 3D wall gallery?
The Cooliris is a plugin for web browser to view photos in the web in 3D wall style as follows:
Are there any software that can do that on photos found in local hard disk and can shrink the gap ...
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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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programmable 3D keyframe animation
I need a 3D animation software that fits these criteria:
- able to download 3d models (that I have made in other programs)
- able to take a list of coordinates and move from one to another (keyframe)
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Component showing products in 3D, to integrate into my webapp
I am looking for a web-app where by, I can have a 360 degrees view (rotations) of a product like a smartphone and be able to select a color and view the device in that color as well as other ...
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Command line program to perform CSG / Boolean operations
I'm looking for a command line program that can perform constructive solid geometry, aka Boolean operations on meshes. I would like to use it like this:
intersect a.stl b.stl result.stl
Blender can ...
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3D editor library/API which is high-level with fast development time
Currently I'm developing a high-performance 3D editor shown by the following screen-shot. When I say high-performance, I mean that the 3D editor should be capable of handling STL files, several GB in ...
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Downloadable software to turn 2d image into 3d?
I'm looking for a free downloadable software to turn 2d image into 3d. I've seen a couple of free applications online which do that, but I'm looking for a software I can install in my computer. Is ...
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CAD program with clear specs on the format of its save file
So I want to do the following. Is there a CAD program that would suit this?
I have an engineering analysis code (3rd party, commercial) that does various things to a 3-D model. However, the input to ...
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Simple 3D modeling program to simulate pipe intersections
I am looking for a software that can simulate pipe to pipe connections and if possible export a unfold from that connection.
I have to make a pipe welded into another pipe, this can be eccentric, ...
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Voxel editor for meshing purposes
I am a hobbyist game developer and if there is something I don't like is 3D modeling problem around UVs.
I found that working with voxels is way more fun because I can get the results way faster than ...
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Lightweight 3D Python library
I've been working on a personal Python project and I need some simple 3D graphics. I know about Panda3D, but all I really need is:
Wireframe graphics
Hidden surface removal (one step up from ...
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Tool for creating 3D Planet terrain with editing
I am planning to create a 3D model of a specific planet/world that exists only on map. I need it to have Terrain (with texture relative to height of the terrain) and Water. Foliage would be great but ...
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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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Mathematical visualization in linux with raytracing
I am familiar with this question.
I am on Arch linux, and am looking for a software the following features :
Ability to plot iso and parametric surfaces.
live preview
Ability to export in pov-ray ...
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Recreating my childhood neighbourhood in 3D?
For many years, I've had a dream of recreating the area where I grew up in 3D, just as it looked back then, presented with as realistic as possible graphics.
I've installed (and then uninstalled) ...
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free software to predict shadows of a house (3D modeling + sunlight)
Imagine a house/building, seen from outside, at sunrise. As the the sun moves in the horizon, a) the shadow of the house is displaced/deformed, and b) some faces of the house have more/less sunlight ...
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Photogrammetry software for defining polygons manually
I would like to have 3D model of a building. Problem is that its walls are very uniform of one color so photogrammetry software has problem to detect these areas into point-clouds.
I would like to ...
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Rapid 3D Spatial Modeling and Data Analysis
I am looking to determine if SketchUp Pro is the appropriate software or if there is a better solution out there for the following purposes.
I need a tool that will allow me to rapidly model 3D ...
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3D diagramming tool
When doing software diagrams, I often feel it would be nice to be able to capture them in 3D (That's how I imagine it). I've had a go using standard 3D tools, but they dont allow you do easily connect ...
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Alternative to WebGL to render 3D in a plain HTML5 canvas?
I'm looking for an alternative to WebGL to render moderately complex meshes (less than 10 000 triangles, often only a few hundreds). I have looked at WebGL since 2012 but it still works desperately ...
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Simulate physics for multiple points movement in 3D
Is there any way I can simulate physics movement of multiple points in kind of closed room 3D environment, with that I also wanted to gather information for each point like it's speed, direction, ...
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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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Frame-time/frame-rate logging software
Needs:
log frame-rates of videogames to some text format
not impede performance too much
keep exact sub-millisecond timings
Support Windows
no need to configure manually before each session, "set and ...
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Line-based 3D modeler (alternative to Sketchup)
I have seen plenty of parametric 3D CAD applications, like freecad and Autodesk, but only one that is line-based (Sketchup) and thus can easily edit STL files. Are there any other line-based 3D ...
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Cultural heritage participatory platform with photo uploading and 3D reconstruction - Django with Visual SfM?
I have to realize for a project a sort of cultural heritage platform where people can upload their photos for a specific cultural point of interest, then use these photos to realize a 3D visualization ...
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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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C Matrix and Vector Math Library for 2D game engine
Currently, I am in the process of writing a 2D game engine in Cython. One of the performance bottlenecks that I am facing is with performing 3D transformations every frame on the CPU to send to my ...
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Open source 3D imageviewer for Multi Picture Object (.mpo) files (Linux)
Multi Picture Object (.mpo) files with two embedded .jpeg files can be displayed with geeqie. But it shows only the two plain jpeg files.
Which open source image viewer can show .mpo images with a 3D ...
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What's a good, simple, dynamic 3D mesh renderer?
I want to create a simple game using 3d graphics, and I'm looking for a
rendering tool. My game will only use meshes that are created dynamically -
they can morph, change number of vertices, and ...
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3-D Design Software
I am a graphic designer, who has for the majority of my career worked with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (Among other members of the Adobe Suite). Recently I have taken an interest in 3-D Design, ...
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Recreating 3D motion
Basically what I'll be doing is obtaining some g forces (acceleration due to gravity) from sensors (tri-axial accelerometer and gyroscope) and want to recreate the same motion on a graphical display. ...
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Best 3D software / library to develop an interactive 3D editor.
I need to develop a kind of Paint, only for 3D. The main feature of the program is an ability to "draw" 3D models in 3D space.
I have a permission to use any package / tool / library I choose, ...
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