[X3D-Public] new build X3D-Edit available: visualization assists
Don Brutzman
brutzman at nps.edu
Wed Dec 30 07:59:46 PST 2009
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
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Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br brutzman at nps.edu
Watkins 270 MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA work +1.831.656.2149
X3D, virtual worlds, underwater robots, XMSF http://web.nps.navy.mil/~brutzman
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