al@ames.UUCP (Al Globus) (12/07/84)
I'm interesting in putting together a sculpting system using 3d graphics. The system would do for 3d shapes what MacPaint does for 2d drawings. Does anyone have suggestions as to hardware and software that can be bought or copied? Also, I'm a little stuck on how to do depth queueing. There are several approaches, e.g., stereo, 3d display devices, various shading approaches, but none I've thought of seem adequate, fast, and inexpensive.
gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>) (12/08/84)
> I'm interesting in putting together a sculpting system using 3d graphics. > The system would do for 3d shapes what MacPaint does for 2d drawings. > Does anyone have suggestions as to hardware and software that can be > bought or copied? Also, I'm a little stuck on how to do depth queueing. > There are several approaches, e.g., stereo, 3d display devices, various > shading approaches, but none I've thought of seem adequate, fast, > and inexpensive. This would indeed be a nifty product. As one who is intimately involved in computer solid modeling, however, I think you should be warned that a really usable product like this is incredibly difficult to achieve, especially if it has to be inexpensive. It might be worthwhile to visit some established computer graphics sites and vendors to see what is currently known and available.