A 3D Engine is a software program used for rendering three dimensional graphics based on models.
Questions tagged [3d-engine]
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Most efficient 3d engine for android?
I'm looking for convenient and efficient 3d engine for android. Can you recommend me one om them? Now I choose ShiVa3D, but I'm really concerned about performance, because I'm writing augmented reality application, which definitely needs all CPU…

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Lightweight 3D Graphics Engine .NET (Compact and Full Framework)
I am creating a GUI for a machine that runs remote (WinXP) or on the machine itself (Windows CE 6.0).
Right now I've created a fast visualisation (read: very simple) of the machine itself. The goal is to make a bit more complex visualisation of the…

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Camera always pointing toward centre and camera movement doesnt effect result
Im trying to make a 3d engine from scratch and normal perspectave projection works good but trying to implement the camera has been a pain.
Right now what I'm doing is using mous offset to change pitch and yaw:
float x_diff = (WIDTH / 2) -…

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What's a simple, fast 3D engine that can be accessed from Python?
I'm trying out fractal terrain generators (I'm thinking of doing some rather in-depth stuff, with trees and suchlike), and I want a fast 3D engine. The only thing that would be required of it is being able to draw lines, surfaces, move the camera,…

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Javascript and 3d games
I was just wondering. Is there a game engine available for creating 3d games? because I am planning to create a PhoneGap game so that it is playable inside a magazine app that I am creating and of course, take advantage of PhoneGap's fast deployment…

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iPhone 3D Engine for a WebGL Bike Configurator
I have developed a WebGL bike configurator demo using Three.js. Given the fact that WebGL is not yet supported on iOS Safari, I have to port my app to Objective-C. Which 3D engine do you recommend?
What do you think about NinevehGL and iSGL3D…

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Alternativa3D - Outlining 3D objects
I'm trying to make black-outlined objects using the Alternativa3D engine, I'm going for a cartoonish look. How can I do this?

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What 3d engine should I choose?
I'd like to do some air pollution simulation in three dimension. Some key features are:
large amount of data
better if it supports particle systems
better if it combines terrains and buildings and air. That is, there are interactions between…

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3d color material flat shading algorithm for software renderering
I am currently looking for information on how to get the final flat color value of a given face within a lit 3d scene. I have a Material class that contains the following 4 colors:
ambient, specular, diffuse & emissive
My Color class has methods for…

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Python - 3D point to 2D coordinate
I'm working on a 3D engine using only the standard python libraries.
I'm using Tkinter to display points.
I'd like to convert a given 3D (x, y, z) point to a 2D (x, y) coordinate to be displayed on a screen by drawing a line from one to the other.
I…

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Drawing square of two triangles in canvas, there's whitespace behind the triangles
I have this problem while drawing a square in canvas, made out of two triangles.
There is a whitespace between the two fills of the triangles:
http://cl.ly/71AB/Schermafbeelding_2011-05-24_om_16.52.53.png
Watch closely!
How do I solve this without…

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Searching for a 3d engine. (Mac, cocoa)
What 3d engines are avaliable for mac to use with cocoa? (xcode)?? A list of all would be great + a recommend
Thank you very much :)
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In OpenGL. There is a 2d engine which uses opengl but i need a 3d engine for physics simulation in OpenGL.…

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C# screensaver with legacy .NET 3DEngine - build configuration
I coded a C# screensaver which works in preview (install) mode, config or even test mode. However, when reaching the windows timer to launch it, screen goes black, I see the mouse loading icon for 2-3 sec and then the screen revert on the desktop.
I…

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Mesh rendering using Octree algorithm
I'm the founder of SceneMax - a 3D scripting language since 2005. I want to add a scene rendering using one mesh object built with 3d package like 3ds max and split by octree algorithm for optimized performance.
Do you know where can I find an…
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How does Worldviz Vizard compares to Panda3D and Pygame?
Is anybody familiar with Worldviz-Vizard's 3D engine for python? How does it compare to Panda3D? I have a feeling that it might be easier to learn but far more limited. They only support python 2.4 which also makes me not want to try it.

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