This section aims to collate URLs for other sites which may be of
interest or relevance to anyone who finds this site interesting or
relevant. This section is open to contributions, so if you know of
a site which should be listed here, then mail me and I'll consider
adding it.
OTHER REPOSITORIES:
The
Avalon repository
contains a large collection
of objects in various formats (inc. 3DS, Lightwave, BYU, DXF, ENFF,
OBJ, OFF, POV etc.), as well as a large selection of textures (in RGB,
WIN, JPEG, TIFF formats).
The
Mesh Mart.
A Web interface to many of the objects at the Avalon repository; mostly
the 3D Studio (3DS) files. Let's user view rendered images of 3DS objects
before downloading.
Infografica.
Offer a 3D Models Bank of fully textured 3D models, a fabric
simulator with AVI previews, etc..
They also develop plugins for 3D Studio MAX
and offer a custom modeling service.
The
WorldTookKit
site maintained by NASA Ames. Contains many WTK objects (mostly
already mirrored at this site).
3D Cafe :
royalty-free objects and scenes in various formats, including
3DS, LW and VRML. Includes cheap custom modeling services.
The
Model Masters Home Page.
A collection of free and cheap models/utilities for a
variety of formats.
Applied Technology's
Object Warehouse.
A service for buying and selling pre-built sets of software objects.
The
Acuris Inc..
Home Page. Acuris have various free and commercial models available,
and offer a custom modeling service. They also sell a number of
CD ROMs
with various models, textures, etc.
3RDimension Graphic's
3D Links.
Includes information, modelers, objects, textures & tools.
The
VRML Repository
is an impartial network
resource for the dissemination of information relating to VRML.
2Morrow Inc.'s
Real-time Model CD.
275 models in 14 different formats for 65 dollars.
The
VR-ART
Home Page. A Virtual Gallery to show and preview work
by artists using VR as a creative medium.
RealTexture.
The CGSD RealTexure Library and the RealTexture tools.
Texture Land.
A site full of texture map files (JPG format).
DOCUMENTATION:
The
Graphic Formats
page. Lots of info on various image formats, including GIF,
JPEG, PCX, TIFF, FAX etc., as well as 3D formats such as 3DS, DXF, PLG,
NFF etc.
3D Object Format Info maintained by the Center for Innovative
Computer Applications (CICA)
Acuris Inc. sell a number of
3D geometry converters (for PC and SGI). Includes: 3ds->hrc ,
3ds->obj, obj->3ds, iv->3dmf, 3ds->3dmf,
proE->3ds, proE->obj, proE->hrc.
Okino Computer Graphics, Inc.
produce 3D rendering, visualisation and model translation software.
Includes the PolyTrans and NuGraf systems.