[x3d-public] Over next several weeks, I will be ramping up

[John Carlson]

On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 8:37 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep, i will try adding view3dscene to path in x3d-edit environment and
>  view3dscene will likely start working outputting VRML and X3D.  i’m
> getting the idea that no one else is starting x3d-edit from bash.
>

Updates. I just had to set the PATH to include the openjdk bin.   Version 18

Michalis code looks good for reading both ASCII and binary STL.   I'm
guessing that Blender might write both binary and ASCII STL, but I'm
researching that now, looks possible.


>
> Unfortunately, as discussed, outputting STL is not supported, but i could
> be pleasantly surprised.   I do think Blender might work and is probably
> preferred.  Anyone want to write an x3d input, stl output python blender
> plugin?  Vince?  Can we get a prototype from Blender folks?
>
> If STL output works, is it still on the wish list?
>
> I don’t know the status of STL output in X3DJSAIL.  I know there’s no
> stylesheet for it last I checked.   I already asked the status of any work
> on X3dToStl.xslt, so I wouldn’t be duplicating work.
>
> Now do you guys understand why i keep poking my head in and asking for a
> tessellator?
>
> Will accept video showing me wrong.   Thanks!
>
> If the work is more important in python, who can work on it?
>

I guess I can learn a bit of python, enough to load brython in.


>
> Would someone take the steering wheel, I’m about ready to drop it, and
> press on the brakes.
>
> Okay, I’ll test x3d-edit next.
>

Done, everything I tried worked well.


>
> John
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 7:56 PM Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <
> brutzman at nps.edu> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for reminding everyone of this important conversion tool,
>> Michalis.  For everyone’s convenience, here is your list of formats:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    - Convert everything to X3D
>>    - https://castle-engine.io/convert.php
>>
>>
>>
>>    - *Convert to X3D* from any model format supported by Castle Game
>>    Engine <https://castle-engine.io/creating_data_model_formats.php> (glTF,
>>    X3D, VRML, Wavefront OBJ, STL, Collada, 3DS, MD3, Spine JSON and others).
>>    - https://castle-engine.io/creating_data_model_formats.php
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Linking to this service is topmost on the X3D-Edit Import menu,
>> screenshot attached.
>>
>>
>>
>>    - X3D-Edit > Import X3D Model from File > Castle Game Engine Convert
>>    to X3D
>>    - https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files
>>
>>
>>
>> all the best, Don
>>
>> --
>>
>> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br
>> brutzman at nps.edu
>>
>> Watkins 270,  MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA
>> +1.831.656.2149
>>
>> X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://
>> faculty.nps.edu/brutzman
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* x3d-public <x3d-public-bounces at web3d.org> *On Behalf Of *Michalis
>> Kamburelis
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 20, 2022 4:58 AM
>> *To:* John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* X3D Graphics public mailing list <x3d-public at web3d.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [x3d-public] Over next several weeks, I will be ramping up
>>
>>
>>
>> STL already contains a simple list of triangles. So if by "tesselation"
>> you mean "ability to produce triangles from more complex shapes", you don't
>> really need it for STL :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Note that CGE, view3dscene and https://castle-engine.io/convert.php
>> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcastle-engine.io%2Fconvert.php&data=05%7C01%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7C57d473d582de411f7cfc08dae289f5ad%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C638071380227599253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JFbfbfnV2fzh4OgJZ7B%2F4obPyL2hbiaGXBt6JuhOVuo%3D&reserved=0>
>> can convert STL -> X3D. The code to handle STL is really simple and you can
>> likely adjust it for other purposes / libraries / languages :
>> https://github.com/castle-engine/castle-engine/blob/master/src/scene/load/x3dloadinternalstl.pas
>> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcastle-engine%2Fcastle-engine%2Fblob%2Fmaster%2Fsrc%2Fscene%2Fload%2Fx3dloadinternalstl.pas&data=05%7C01%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7C57d473d582de411f7cfc08dae289f5ad%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C638071380227599253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j%2Fk7%2FlWaTJ%2FlOTl3lFRXYjkYWOcf%2BAM6a4IJGdU%2BYnE%3D&reserved=0>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Michalis
>>
>>
>>
>> wt., 20 gru 2022 o 12:07 John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> napisał(a):
>>
>>
>>
>> The Stereo Lithography (STL) export converter from X3D JSON to STL looks
>> like low hanging fruit. I just need to find some good tesselation code in
>> ECMAScript. I already have a basic framework. Can anyone recommend A-Frame,
>> Three.js, Babylon.js, Unity, X3DOM or X_ITE code for doing tesselation, or
>> is it built into WebGL?  Meanwhile, I will be working on meshes and
>> creating a project, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 4:45 AM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Over the next several weeks, I will be ramping up for potential return to
>> work, testing out CTS coping skills (laying on a different side, taking
>> breaks), computer hygiene, sleeping hygiene etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> My wife has given me the thumbs up to return to work remotely.
>>
>>
>>
>> So if there's any X3D tasks, I should be able to pick some of them up, I
>> will look at the wishlist.
>>
>>
>>
>> BTW, has anyone attached Gmail to GPT-3?
>>
>>
>>
>> Everyone have a merry xmas and happy new year.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> John
>>
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