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Rendering software for 7th grade class

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Patrick Crockett - 29 Apr 2006 18:36 GMT
I am helping a class of 7th graders build Wacky Lassies
(http://www.alaska.net/~fritzf/Boats/Wacky_Lassie/Wacky_Lassie.htm) and
would like to help them with deciding how to paint them. I would like to
install some 3d rendering software on their class computer along with
the lines for the boat so they can wrap designs onto the boats and see
them from different angles.

Any suggestions for software? (Cheap or free would be very helpful, easy
to input lines next most helpful.)

Patrick
Richard J Kinch - 29 Apr 2006 21:55 GMT
> Any suggestions for software?

http://www.sketchup.com/
Richard Lamb - 30 Apr 2006 07:31 GMT
> > Any suggestions for software?
>
> http://www.sketchup.com/

I use an obscure general CAD program that can do what you want.
(Design CAD 2000)

The technique is called "texture mapping" when rendering the drawing.

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tp-1/hangar02.jpg
One of my web places.
there's a bunch of other junk there...

I have a demo of the rcatest.jpc wrapped on a rotating sphere.
It's 7meg or so, so it's not up now.
But it's kinda cool - for a few seconds...

This is a rather involved process, at least the way I do it.
Drawing the wireframe, anyway.
I've had some strange results trying to draw hulls...

Anyway, draw the drawing, texture surfaces with the picture
as desired, and render to make the image.

And if the "subject" "moves", YOU SIMPLY
reposition and re-do - for each frame.

Industrial Light an Magic is pretty good at it.

Pixar is fabulous!

I think I'm at the Gumby stage right now.

Richard
RLM - 30 Apr 2006 14:05 GMT
> I am helping a class of 7th graders build Wacky Lassies
> (http://www.alaska.net/~fritzf/Boats/Wacky_Lassie/Wacky_Lassie.htm) and
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>
> Patrick

Simple DOS program, not sure if it will run on XP or NT. I know the free
demo worked with windows 98. When I tried the free demo version I couldn't
get it to print. Over all the program was easy to learn and offered
different views and is a small program that doesn't use a lot of resources
to get it to work. Great for flat panel design that fits stich and glue
projects.

http://www.plyboats.com/

If this is not what you want, go to this site and take a look.

http://home.clara.net/gmatkin/softwr.htm
 
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