Discussion:
Molehill 3D - a MUST watch for the whole PV3D community
Kevin Burke
2010-11-03 17:48:54 UTC
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Someone in a job interview today told me that this will replace Papervision:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adc-presents/molehill-3d-apis/
http://www.bytearray.org/?p=2310

It is being developed by Adobe themselves. Maybe Papervision will be
rewritten on top of Molehill? Worth watching for all of us.
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Micheal Cronin
2010-11-03 18:03:33 UTC
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Oh no please don't start another molehill thread :-)
There were mountains being made out this molehill a few days back.

//Micheal
Post by Kevin Burke
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adc-presents/molehill-3d-apis/
http://www.bytearray.org/?p=2310
It is being developed by Adobe themselves. Maybe Papervision will be
rewritten on top of Molehill? Worth watching for all of us.
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Merrill, Jason
2010-11-03 18:10:49 UTC
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Maybe Papervision will be rewritten on top of Molehill? Worth watching for all of us.
Yes, we discussed this already. But in summary, Molehill is an API for 3D engines like Papervision, but Papervision is a dead project. The engines who are already using Molehill and will be ready when it launches are Away3D, Alternativa3D, Yogurt3D, Flare3D - at least those are the ones I know of. If I were starting a new 3DE project, I would use one of those engines. Adobe is also developing a 3D engine so that the "everyday" flash guy can use it.

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Kevin Burke
2010-11-03 18:26:24 UTC
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Post by Merrill, Jason
Maybe Papervision will be rewritten on top of Molehill? Worth watching for all of us.
Yes, we discussed this already. But in summary, Molehill is an API for 3D
engines like Papervision, but Papervision is a dead project. The engines
who are already using Molehill and will be ready when it launches are
Away3D, Alternativa3D, Yogurt3D, Flare3D - at least those are the ones I
know of. If I were starting a new 3DE project, I would use one of those
engines. Adobe is also developing a 3D engine so that the "everyday"
flash guy can use it.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
Forgive me for the post- I did a 'Molehill' search on Nabble and it came up
with nothing.

Also, please excuse my ignorance, but Papervision is a dead project? It's
the most popular 3D engine, isn't it? If it's not preparing for this change
won't everyone abandon ship? I'm apparently way out of the loop. Thanks!
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Merrill, Jason
2010-11-03 19:59:44 UTC
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Yep, the development team has disbanded. At Max, they (meaning the Away guys, Adobe guys, Alternativa guys, Yogurt3D guys) gave thanks for what Papervision3D was able to pioneer, but said it was pretty much dead since it is not being developed further. Other frameworks are prepping for Molehill, and any Flash 3D framework, like Papervision, that does not, will be left in the dust and be irrelevant. The performance gains with Molehill's GPU rendering are just too huge to ignore.

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Post by Merrill, Jason
Maybe Papervision will be rewritten on top of Molehill? Worth watching for all of us.
Yes, we discussed this already. But in summary, Molehill is an API
for 3D engines like Papervision, but Papervision is a dead project.
The engines who are already using Molehill and will be ready when it
launches are Away3D, Alternativa3D, Yogurt3D, Flare3D - at least those
are the ones I know of. If I were starting a new 3DE project, I would
use one of those engines. Adobe is also developing a 3D engine so that the "everyday"
flash guy can use it.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
Forgive me for the post- I did a 'Molehill' search on Nabble and it came up
with nothing.

Also, please excuse my ignorance, but Papervision is a dead project? It's
the most popular 3D engine, isn't it? If it's not preparing for this change
won't everyone abandon ship? I'm apparently way out of the loop. Thanks!
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Don Bloomfield
2010-11-03 23:30:11 UTC
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Hi, I just joined the group and am really sad to see confirmation pv3d isn't
going anywhere soon.

I'm hoping someone could point me at a good solution instead?

I'm just starting work on a flash 3D project, I need to make multiple
viewports, and was hoping to treat them as movieclips, so as to be able to
do "24"-style multiple views of a situation, with a main floorplan view
(iso, or semi-iso) taking the left of the stage, and at least one other
viewport visible most of the time.

Its a complicated interface, and I was hoping to use as3isolib for the
isometric room setup, with papervision dae models for player and a few other
models as they come across them. This way my perspective shots could be like
children's cartoons, with just the player and their opponent visible in the
3d dynamic viewports, with particles etc flying around. (The iso shot would
have a floor grid, but it wouldn't carry across into the 3d perspective
shots.)

Is there another flash 3d engine that will give me:

-collada file import, preferably with animations... :P
-a layering system that is easy to fit onto the isolib window
(currently I just insert the papervision player model at the isolib layer
where a "dummy" player object is.)
-muliple moveable, and resizeable viewports
-a decent forum/ documentation base, preferably with examples
-a 0 cost setup for trialling it

Thanks to anyone who read this far, and especially if you have any thoughts?

Don
Have a great day
Merrill, Jason
2010-11-04 02:51:41 UTC
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Well, just because Papervision3D is not being developed further, doesn't mean it's a bad choice for a project now. If this is a project that won't be modified and maintained a year from now and beyond, then go with what you know if it gives you the capability you need.

That said, from what I know of Away3D it should meet this need and I think Alternativa3d as well, but I am not sure if it meets 100% of your requirements. But those engines will be supported by Molehill after it's part of the Flash 10.2 or whatever player, so for the long term, I'd look at one of those.

Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning






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Subject: [Papervision3D] So.. Alternative to papervision for someone starting a project?

Hi, I just joined the group and am really sad to see confirmation pv3d isn't going anywhere soon.

I'm hoping someone could point me at a good solution instead?

I'm just starting work on a flash 3D project, I need to make multiple viewports, and was hoping to treat them as movieclips, so as to be able to do "24"-style multiple views of a situation, with a main floorplan view (iso, or semi-iso) taking the left of the stage, and at least one other viewport visible most of the time.

Its a complicated interface, and I was hoping to use as3isolib for the isometric room setup, with papervision dae models for player and a few other models as they come across them. This way my perspective shots could be like children's cartoons, with just the player and their opponent visible in the 3d dynamic viewports, with particles etc flying around. (The iso shot would have a floor grid, but it wouldn't carry across into the 3d perspective
shots.)

Is there another flash 3d engine that will give me:

-collada file import, preferably with animations... :P
-a layering system that is easy to fit onto the isolib window (currently I just insert the papervision player model at the isolib layer where a "dummy" player object is.)
-muliple moveable, and resizeable viewports
-a decent forum/ documentation base, preferably with examples
-a 0 cost setup for trialling it

Thanks to anyone who read this far, and especially if you have any thoughts?

Don
Have a great day


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Don Bloomfield
2010-11-04 04:17:56 UTC
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Thanks a million - Away3d seems like it will suit me really well.

I do still like papervision's setup, and may end up sticking with it, given
I don't need amazing effects. I'll see how well I get going in Away3d over a
week or so.

Don
Have a great day

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Subject: Re: [Papervision3D] So.. Alternative to papervision for someone
starting a project?

Well, just because Papervision3D is not being developed further, doesn't
mean it's a bad choice for a project now. If this is a project that won't
be modified and maintained a year from now and beyond, then go with what you
know if it gives you the capability you need.

That said, from what I know of Away3D it should meet this need and I think
Alternativa3d as well, but I am not sure if it meets 100% of your
requirements. But those engines will be supported by Molehill after it's
part of the Flash 10.2 or whatever player, so for the long term, I'd look at
one of those.

Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning






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Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 7:30 PM
To: papervision3d-***@public.gmane.org
Subject: [Papervision3D] So.. Alternative to papervision for someone
starting a project?

Hi, I just joined the group and am really sad to see confirmation pv3d isn't
going anywhere soon.

I'm hoping someone could point me at a good solution instead?

I'm just starting work on a flash 3D project, I need to make multiple
viewports, and was hoping to treat them as movieclips, so as to be able to
do "24"-style multiple views of a situation, with a main floorplan view
(iso, or semi-iso) taking the left of the stage, and at least one other
viewport visible most of the time.

Its a complicated interface, and I was hoping to use as3isolib for the
isometric room setup, with papervision dae models for player and a few other
models as they come across them. This way my perspective shots could be like
children's cartoons, with just the player and their opponent visible in the
3d dynamic viewports, with particles etc flying around. (The iso shot would
have a floor grid, but it wouldn't carry across into the 3d perspective
shots.)

Is there another flash 3d engine that will give me:

-collada file import, preferably with animations... :P
-a layering system that is easy to fit onto the isolib window
(currently I just insert the papervision player model at the isolib layer
where a "dummy" player object is.)
-muliple moveable, and resizeable viewports
-a decent forum/ documentation base, preferably with examples
-a 0 cost setup for trialling it

Thanks to anyone who read this far, and especially if you have any thoughts?

Don
Have a great day


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