3D Software

3D Software

The use of 3-D software to create 3-D graphics has become part of everyday life, even if many people do not realize exactly how many areas of their lives it affects. Basically, the software assists in the process of creating images on a 2-D computer screen that can be viewed as if they were 3-D. The possible uses for this technology are endless.

Creating Graphics Using 3-D Software

There are three basic steps to creating 3-D graphics: modeling, scene layout setup, and rendering.

Modeling is the construction of a frame for each of the virtual objects that will be used in the 3-D graphic. During this first step, textures and surface properties are added to the virtual objects.

Scene layout setup, also known as skinning, takes the virtual objects to the next step. The objects are arranged in their proper order; lighting and effects are added. Whether creating a still image or an animated image, the scene layout setup takes the image one step further to becoming a realistic 3-D virtual object.

Rendering is the last step performed by 3-D software. During the rendering process, the virtual object is made to look as life-like as possible. If it is an animated object, many pictures or frames of the virtual object are shot with tiny changes made between each frame to make the object appear to move.

Uses for 3-D Software

3-D software has many uses. Most people recognize it as something used in movie animation or in interactive gaming. Many animated movies are now entirely produced using computer graphics that have been created using 3-D software. Traditional hand-drawn animation is becoming less and less common in animated movies.

Interactive gaming for PCs, gaming systems, and arcade games have benefited greatly from 3-D software. The visuals that are becoming increasingly realistic are often created using 3-D software.

There are other important uses for 3-D software outside of the entertainment field. Three dimensional software allows realistic scenarios to be created for safety testing purposes. Testers in the automotive, aviation, and space exploration fields can use 3-D software to perform preliminary tests on their products -- this saves time, money, and eventually lives.

Three dimensional software can also be used to design a home. Instead of prospective home buyers seeing 2-D blue prints, they can view a fully rendered 3-D model of the home.

Many science fields, in addition to the art world, have found uses for 3-D software. It has become a valuable tool that is affecting all aspects of modern life.

By Robin Shreeves           


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