Re: [Visualpython-users] images in VPython

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

The last time this was discussed it wasn't clear what were "the standard 
3D formats". Has that settled out?

A slightly different take on the import issue would be for people to 
write importers (in Python) that take a 3D model in their favorite 
format and generate Visual code (using faces, for example).

Bruce Sherwood

Bruce Peterson wrote:

>
>> >>>snip
>>
>> Cluster?  No, I think that would be a bad idea for VPython.  Any recent
>> video card will be able to handle pretty much anything you can throw at
>> it from VPython.  A scene with several translucent and textured objects,
>> some using a source image of 1024x2048 pixels, can be rendered in only a
>> few ms on common PC hardware.  You really can't notice that it takes any
>> time at all, and the UI remains buttery-smooth.
>>
>> Speed is not the problem.  Picking the right parts of a complex
>> environment (or completely reformulating the appearance of what you are
>> doing) to expose to client programs in Python is the hard part, and that
>> is what I would appreciate some feedback on.
>>
>> -Jonathan
>
>
> One of the favorable attributes of VPython is its ability to quickly 
> focus on the dynamics of an animation. Rather than trying to duplicate 
> the functionality of POV-Ray or other 3D rendering packages, why not 
> let VPython import objects (stored in one of the standard 3D formats) 
> created in a 3D rendering package. This would minimize the number of 
> attributes that need to be exposed in VPython and let the bulk of the 
> object creation be done in an appropriate package.
>
>
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