Revolver has announced the release of its patent pending core technology, OneLayer3D (OL3D), enabling the implementation of commercial cross-platform polygon graphics solutions for real-time rendering of 3D content on 2D environments (web browsers and power limited low-end devices, including most mobile phones, and PDAs). The first implementation of OL3D will be for the Adobe Flash environment.
Revolver’s technology, OL3D, enables real-time 3D content on any 2D environment without requiring the installation of extra 3D hardware and/or software. OL3D uses data manipulation algorithms on the polygonal data of 3D models, which enables real-time rendering of 3D content in 2D computer graphic environments such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Air, Microsoft Silverlight, Symbian, Java and other 2D environments. Revolver's solution allows developers the rapid creation of real-time interactive 3D-based content such as games and animations on 2D environments, and solves familiar problems such as, CPU efficiency, large file sizes, long development cycles, restricted content and applications or third party development platforms. This makes OL3D very simple to implement cross platform and relevant for commercial use.
Revolver’s first product is FreeSpin3D - the first commercial solution for real-time 3D for Adobe Flash. The solution was designed and developed based on the company’s OL3D technology. FreeSpin3D enables the importing of 3D files directly into Adobe Flash as a MovieClip instance and extends the MovieClip API to include 3D capabilities, creating 3D content in minutes.
No plug-ins, no toolsets, no palettes and no add-ons. It is Flash with native 3D support. No pre-Rendered images. FreeSpin3D is commercial grade real time 3D rendering with complete Timeline support and metaverse ready, optimized for CPU efficiency, with support of dynamic textures, lighting, and shading.
FreeSpin3D also offers Timeline support and exposes an easy-to-use ActionScript interface allowing the Flash developer seamless control and management of the 3D object display and behavior. Therefore its characteristics include:
• No plug-ins, no toolsets, no palettes and no add-ons
• The only comp. to enable commercial real-time 3D in Adobe Flash
• Expands the MovieClip API to include 3D capabilities
• Enables the import of 3D models as a MovieClip
• Enables the creation of clientless 3D worlds
• Supports the Adobe Flash Timeline
Currently FreeSpin3D is in its beta phase, and because of that totally free for use. FreeSpin3D was developed with both Flash communities in mind. The Creative flashers can simply use the familiar Timeline to create 3D content and the code savvy developers can delve deeper - much deeper and even augment the 3D API with their own ideas such as, new behaviors, physics, and actions.
All in all, a very useful little plug-in (or component as they like to call it!), particularly for those like myself creating 3D virtual worlds using the antiquated VRML, this looks like a great alternative!
FreeSpin3D examples : www.freespin3d.com/freespin3d/www/examples.aspx
Download FreeSpin3D : www.freespin3d.com/freespin3d/www/downloads.aspx
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