Mimicry – in biology this words describes living beings or plants that imitate a different species by imitation (e.g. the same colour pattern). The imitating type has thereby usually enormous advantages, be it in the deterrence of predators or also in the reproduction. The reproduction is a very important process in creating a 3D [...]
Mac and iOS developers have a number of different programming interfaces to bring objects (for example 3D configurators) to the screen. UIKit and AppKit have different image, color and path classes. With Core Animation you can move layers of objects. OpenGL allows you to render objects in 3D space. With AVFoundation you can play [...]
Open Source Software plays a major role in 3D configurator projects. You will see this when you enter "What is Open Source Software?" in the Google input field: What does Open Source mean? This is a very good definition for explaining open source software, but it is [...]
Mass customization is on everyone`s lips. More and more providers of customizable products can be found on the internet through the use of interactive media content such as 3D configurators. In this article we would like zo analyze this trend in more detail. In a first step, we determine which prerequisites must be fulfilled [...]
Swift is now open source and well-suited to use in 3D configurator projects. Today, Apple launched the open source Swift community, as well as amazing new tools and resources, including..: Swift.org - a website dedicated to the open source community. Public source code repositories at github.com/apple A new Swift package management project for easy [...]
The goldsmith`s work is one of the most creative trades of all. He not only receives jewellery for repair, engraving und reworking, but even creates it to customer specifications. The goldsmith usually has a workshop and a shop. Some jewellery designers sell their jewellery exclusively via their [...]
Meanwhile we are constantly surrounded by animated cartoons and powerful digital stories (for example 3D configurators) in our everyday lives. Animation and digital storytelling offer a variety of possibilities for challenging tasks, which students integrate into the "Common Core Standards for English Language Arts". Creating content-rich and learning-focused [...]
Savvy Apps has developed a new animation technique that combines old-school animation with auto layout (ideal for creating 3D configurators). The technique bypasses the limitations imposed on developers when trying to animate with Auto-Layout. Most auto layout animation guides basically say the same thing: Update restrictions and animations. For advanced animations, however, it would [...]
Animation is one of the cornerstones of the UI experience on iOS and thanks to the animation APIs in UIKit (very helpful in 3D configurator processes), it`s incredibly easy. But if you fall down to the core animation layer, it`s possible to create even more dynamic and impressive animations that can help highlight your application. [...]
Currently there is more slicing software (very important to create a 3D configurator) than ever before, but a few solutions stand out from the crowd. We will focus on two of them today. Cura is one of the best-known and most widely used slicing software packages, and because it has a user-friendly interface and is [...]
