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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bod-bounces@web3d.org
[mailto:bod-bounces@web3d.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anita Havele<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 23, 2010 4:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> saurabh.mahapatra@mathworks.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> bod@web3d.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bod] Enhancing Simulation Studies with 3D Animation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Dear Saurabh,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Great article on <a
href="http://www.ecnmag.com/Articles/2010/09/Design-Talk/Enhancing-Simulation-Studies-with-3D-Animation/">3D
Simulation</a>! We at the Web3D Consortium (keepers of X3D</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#0F243E'>
and VRML</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>) would like to merit you for envisioning the value proposition
of using open standards 3D authoring tools in the engineering field. Creating
rich interactive and immersive 3D content with modeling, animation and
behaviors has several challenges. Your discussions and examples (X3D</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#0F243E'>/VRML</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#0F243E'>)
on powerful standards based 3D technology for functionality and
interoperability is essential to bring 3D to the mainstream. Might we
publish excerpts from your article on our home page (<a href="www.web3d.org"><span
style='color:#0F243E'>www.web3d.org</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Web3D Consortium along with its members is maintaining and
extending its standardization activities to build cohesive durable 3D standards
for the industry. Some of our recent development work involve: A Mobile +
<a href="http://www.web3d.org/x3d/wiki/index.php/X3D_and_HTML5"><span
style='color:#0F243E'>HTML5 profile</span></a> for X3D, Boundary
Representations (B-Reps) nodes, X3D Earth: “mash up” globe data
on-the-fly from OpenStreetMap and OpenAerialMap, Compressed Binary Encoding
support and more. We also have collaborative efforts with ISO, W3C,
DICOM, Khronos and OGC standards organizations to move our standard forward. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>If you have any questions regarding our standard or organization
please feel free to call or email me at <a href="mailto:anita.havele@web3d.org"><span
style='color:#0F243E'>anita.havele@web3d.org</span></a>. We look forward to
your further support of the X3D</span><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>/VRML</span><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'> standard and invite you to get involved with this evolving
technology while networking with 3D technology leaders. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Anita<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#0F243E'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Anita Havele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Executive Director, Web3D Consortium <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0F243E'>www.web3d.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Phone: +1 248 342 7662<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Fax: +1 248 457 8018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Skype: anita.havele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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