http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14250&th=2827#msg_14250 and the 'preview' is very weird: surfaces that supposed to be nice and smooth look distorted, is it only a display problem?

thanks]]> roiesh 2010-07-02T08:56:46-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14251&th=2827#msg_14251 bart@shapeways.com I'll look into it for you. The renderer shouldn't do that.

Cheers,

Bart]]> bartv 2010-07-02T09:25:17-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14252&th=2827#msg_14252
That java applet should have been replaced long ago with perhaps flash or at least display proper 3D view of our models...
It is after all THE main method for customers and surfers to evaluate the model ... rendered pic even the best ones cant be compared to a nice 3D view (real time and with color).


Asher

]]> dizingof 2010-07-02T09:42:16-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14253&th=2827#msg_14253
I hadn't noticed that yet, and my local rendering test works fine. So yeah, it'll print as intended.

A better 3D view is under investigation. Main problem is that the rendertimes are about 100x longer than for a single shot. Stay tuned

Bart]]> bartv 2010-07-02T09:48:05-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14254&th=2827#msg_14254 i thought it was clear i meant *your* preview...
my renders do look fine.

thank you both.
now a couple more fix ups to the model and i'll be ready to print.

roie]]> roiesh 2010-07-02T09:51:27-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14255&th=2827#msg_14255

Have fun with your project!

Bart]]> bartv 2010-07-02T09:52:24-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14261&th=2827#msg_14261 bartv wrote on Fri, 02 July 2010 09:48
@dizingof: you're right! *blush*

I hadn't noticed that yet, and my local rendering test works fine. So yeah, it'll print as intended.

A better 3D view is under investigation. Main problem is that the rendertimes are about 100x longer than for a single shot. Stay tuned

Bart


@Bart, few days ago i stumbled upon a German website which sells USB and Keychains shells using a 3d color printer - (unfortunately i didn't bookmark the URL) - every model has a VERY cool flash 3D viewer - it loads very fast and display very quickly the 3D model + zoom in/ out , pan , roll etc.. AND in color

This is a must have on shapeways.com

Having said that i have no clue how secure is Flash .. as now days every thing can be de-compiled and source may reveal the STL file of the model for anyone to copy.. :/



Asher

]]> dizingof 2010-07-02T10:47:01-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=14263&th=2827#msg_14263
Our models can contain up to 500,000 fully texturemapped polygons, I don't think Flash is up to that. Or is it?

Bart]]> bartv 2010-07-02T11:28:54-00:00