[X3D-Public] new build X3D-Edit available: visualization assists

[Kitt Mason]

Hi Don,

Will X3D-Edit run on Mac OS 10.6 ?

Best wishes for a 3D New Year,

Kitt Mason
Plymouth, UK.


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On 30 Dec 2009, at 15:59, Don Brutzman wrote:

> A new build of X3D-Edit is now online, usable as a standalone  
> application
> or as a Netbeans plugin.  Open source Java, runs on most all PCs or  
> laptops.
>
> 	https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit/X3D-Edit.html#Downloads
> 	(or auto-update if already installed)
>
> Visualization graphics have been added for the following X3D nodes:
>
>    * Shape, grouping and bounded nodes outline a semitransparent  
> bounding
> 	Box that shows bboxCenter and bboxSize location (if defined)
>
>    * Transform nodes also use the CoordinateAxes prototype to show  
> center,
> 	axis of rotation and scaling (if any)
>
>    * Extrusion editor provides a 2D plot of the defined crossSection  
> array,
> 	while Extrusion visualization hides the original <--<Extrusion/>-->
> 	node and appends a corresponding ExtrusionCrossSection prototype
> 	instance that shows the spine line along with semitransparent
> 	outer hull and crossSection slices.
>
> https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit/X3D-Edit.html#Visualization
> https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit/images/ShapeVisualizationBoundingBox.png
> http://x3dgraphics.com/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter03-Grouping/CoordinateAxes.x3d
> https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit/images/TransformVisualizationRotation.png
> https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit/images/TransformVisualizationScaling.png
> https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit/images/ExtrusionCrossSectionPanel.png
> https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit/images/ExtrusionCrossSectionVisualization.png
>
> This version was built with the new Netbeans 6.8 so further  
> performance
> improvements may be evident.  The new build is backwards compatible  
> with
> Netbeans 6.7 distributions.  A refreshed X3D-Edit overview slideset  
> is also
> online, recently presented at the Web3D Korea Chapter meeting in  
> Seoul.
>
> http://www.netbeans.org
> http://x3dgraphics.com/slidesets/X3dForWebAuthors/presentations/X3D-EditUpdateSiggraphAsiaDecember2009.pdf
>
> We've accomplished a lot with X3D-Edit in 2009!  Thanks for all test  
> reports
> and contributions.  Looking forward to even more progress in 2010,  
> aloha.
>
> all the best, Don
> -- 
> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br           brutzman at nps.edu
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>
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