Tag Archives: 3D

360° Snapshots in Second Life

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Ai Austin

On 21st October 2021, the 360° Snapshot “Project Viewer” became a Release Candidate as version 6.5.0.564863. Since 2016 a Second Life “Project Viewer” has been under development by Linden Lab that allows for the creation of 360° snapshots in Second … Continue reading →

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Shane Pickering – Supercar Cutaway Take Two

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Ai Austin

Shane Pickering, a graphic artist and private pilot in New Zealand, in the late 1990s worked on schematics and internal details for Supercar compatible with the TV shows and annuals. Details in this blog post (20-Jan-2016). We had a lot … Continue reading →

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Trying to make sense of Black Rock Laboratory

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Ai Austin

The fictional base in the Nevada desert for the team in Gerry Anderson’s Supercar TV series is called Black Rock Laboratory. For 3D modellers it is a nightmare as many of the sets used in the TV series are separate … Continue reading →

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Blender – Resources

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Ai Austin

This blog post is to provide resources and access links for Blender – a widely used open source 3D modelling and animation tool. Blender Web Site and Downloads Tutorial Videos: YouTube – Blender Tutorial Channel Manual: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/ Blender Tips T … Continue reading →

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NASA Artemis 3D Mosaic Sculpture

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Ai Austin

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis/Be_a_part_of_the_Artemis_Generation The NASA Artemis Program will see humanity live sustainably and work on the Moon. To celebrate, NASA will feature images/selfies from people across the world on a 3D mosaic sculpture representing their future plans. The images will be colour-matched, … Continue reading →

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3D Modelling Info

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Ai Austin

This blog post is intended to provide some information and resources links for 3D computer modelling tools and development and delivery platforms to combine models to create virtual worlds and make these available to multiple simultaneous users. 3D Modellers There … Continue reading →

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Pisten Bully 3D Models

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Ai Austin

Kässbohrer Pisten Bully Models imported via Unity3D and into a range of environments… Original Models via 3DWarehouse.sketchup.com Pisten Bully 100 via 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com by Tomme123456789 Pisten Bully 300 via 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com by Digital Impressions

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Second Life in Anaglyph 3D using Kirstens Viewer

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Ai Austin

Back in 2011, Kirstens Viewer for Second Life added an Anaglyph 3D view capability which could be seen with red/cyan 3D glasses. See this blog post. Kirstens Viewer has now been updated by Kirstenlee Cinquetti to include recent Second Life … Continue reading →

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Unity Probuilder – Creating 3D Content in the Unity Editor

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Ai Austin

Unity ProBuilder is a Unity3D plug in that allows the creation and manipulation of 3D mesh content directly within the Unity Editor. There are basic (free) and Advanced (paid) versions. The advanced version allows for complete UV unwrapping, export of … Continue reading →

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360° Snapshots in Second Life

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Ai Austin

A new Second Life “Project Viewer” has been released by Linden Lab that allows for the creation of 360° snapshots in Second Life virtual world scenes. There is also a package of HTML and JavaScript that can be installed on … Continue reading →

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