[x3d-public] Position on X3D Next Generation

[Leonard Daly]

John,

Sorry to disappoint you, but transmission does not handle editing. It is 
a means to go from archives to display in an automated manner.

But, you question does bring up a good point. What does "edit X3D" mean? 
Is it creating a model in X3D? For this you can use Blender. Blender 
will also do texturing, rigging, skinning, and animation. Once complete, 
you can export in X3D format. Is that editing X3D?

Is editing X3D taking a number of models and adding relationship 
animation and interactivity? That is generally though of as scene building.

Part of the difficult relates to my question earlier this month - What 
is the purpose of X3D? In these series of posts I am describing several 
different environments where X3D lives or operates. By clarifying those 
environments and how X3D interacts with that environment I plan on 
showing how different parts of X3D fit within the environment and with 
other parts of X3D.


Leonard Daly




> Just to put all my cards on the table, I see a transmission format as 
> a good way to edit X3D,      whether it's REST, EAI or perhaps SAI.   
> I would hope we could agree on a REST API.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>
> On Oct 17, 2016 10:42 PM, "John Carlson" <yottzumm at gmail.com 
> <mailto:yottzumm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Leonard, I hope a future blog post will address
>     interactivity...perhaps even editing/authoring X3D with a NG X3D.
>
>
>     On Oct 17, 2016 8:18 PM, "Leonard Daly" <Leonard.Daly at realism.com
>     <mailto:Leonard.Daly at realism.com>> wrote:
>
>         I have been working on the features of X3D V4 for over a year.
>         During that time I started on initial specification document
>         and features, especially for mobile, that would be needed by
>         X3D V4. Since this summer I realized that there had no
>         top-down analysis of what X3D should be able to accomplish. I
>         am writing a series of posts (at least five) that aim to
>         develop an environment where X3D is an integral and working
>         part of handling, transmitting, and displaying 3D content. My
>         particular focus is for the display to in the browser
>         environment (HTML5 + DOM + CSS + JavaScript); however, I
>         recognize the need and interest to support other non-browser
>         environments.
>
>         The first post is now available at
>         http://realism.com/blog/purpose-x3d
>         <http://realism.com/blog/purpose-x3d>. It will be review
>         material for most of the readers of x3d-public -- it even
>         includes a link to an episode of Floops that runs in
>         Bitmanagement's bsContact. I am trying to write a couple posts
>         ahead of the announcements. I plan on announcing a new post
>         2-3 times per week. The next post will cover deformable skin
>         animation using bones.
>
>
>         -- 
>         *Leonard Daly*
>         3D Systems & Cloud Consultant
>         LA ACM SIGGRAPH Chair
>         President, Daly Realism - /Creating the Future/
>
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*Leonard Daly*
3D Systems & Cloud Consultant
LA ACM SIGGRAPH Chair
President, Daly Realism - /Creating the Future/
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