Re: Common Objects
Brian Behlendorf ([email protected])
Thu, 25 May 1995 17:07:56 -0700 (PDT)
On Thu, 25 May 1995, Syndesis Corporation wrote:
> Let's hope that magic CD can hold 3D representations of all
> real-world objects and all popular imaginary objects, and can
> avoid issues of protected imagery (like the Death Star) and hold
> all objects at several levels of detail.
>
> The very presence of the nearly infinite demand for models,
> as demonstrated by the numerous commercial modeling companies
> out there, should be a good existence proof against the notion
> that a single CD could hold an interesting variety of models.
> Where's the fun in viewing the same old objects over and over?
>
> A few more data points: My company made the Syndesis 3D-ROM,
> a collection of more than 500 3D models on a single CD. We
> collected them from established public domain sources. The
> task of rendering a thumbnail of each, creating a short
> description and keywords for each, converting each model
> into five popular 3D formats, then building a simple manual
> of that information, took more than a man-year of effort.
> Even with the tools in place from Volume I, Volume II's 200
> models still took about six-months' effort.
>
> When it comes down to it, even 500 models is not a varied
> representation of everything that everyone wants in 3D.
> We also hear a wide variety of requests for new models.
> Some people want 100 polygon humanoids, others want
> body parts with detail at the level of polygonal hair.
>
> - John Foust
>
>
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