[x3d-public] Labels in 3D

[Leonard Daly]

John,

Interesting. Do you have any idea how well this would work in 3D space? 
I'm not sure what would be necessary to capture from this library. The 
requirements (as I understood them) was to have HTML-like capabilities 
in the contents of the label (I used HTML so I wouldn't have to 
redevelop anything), a leader line of some sort, and attachment to a 
piece of 3D geometry.

What I gathered  from a quick read-through of the documentation is that 
the note is not HTML (but close), the subject is a portion of a D3 
graph, and the connection has lots of options. Given the requirements, I 
think the only piece that offers includable options is the connector. If 
I am wrong, please point that out.

Leonard Daly


> Might be nice to integrate the D3.js annotations library. 
> http://d3-annotation.susielu.com/
>
> John
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> *From: *Leonard Daly <mailto:Leonard.Daly at realism.com>
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> *Subject: *[x3d-public] Labels in 3D
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> This is mostly for Nicholas and Vince who expressed an interest in 
> labeling things in 3D where the labels had the capability of HTML to 
> include various fonts, styles, text, graphics, links, etc.
>
> I would like to know if these types of labels meet your needs or 
> something else is needed.
>
> This is using my testbed (XSeen). The example is at 
> http://realism.com/XSEEN/test/labels.html.
>
> All labels are done in HTML. The lines connecting the label to the 3D 
> object is done in 3D space. The labels retain their screen position as 
> the camera is moved. There are three types of labels illustrated in 
> the example -- fixed, relative, and draggable.
>
> The fixed label is attached to the "monster" The label line tracks the 
> local origin of the monster model.
>
> The relative label maintains the initial relative screen position to 
> the projection of the (local) origin of the object. The label moves as 
> the object moves. This is particularly obvious when looking from the side.
>
> The last label (draggable) is attached to the torus. The user may move 
> the label to any position in the canvas (2D projection of the 3D 
> space). The leader line maintains the connection from the label to the 
> object.
>
> There is preliminary documentation on the tag at 
> http://tools.realism.com/specification/xseen/language-definition/user-interactions/label
>
> Caveats:
> 1) The leader lines do not track well when the camera position is 
> changing nor when a draggable label is being moved.
> 2) Things don't work as you would expect (or hope) for the stereo camera.
>
> -- 
> *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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