OpenSpace 3D

The last version (0.1.9a) is available now.

As expected, the team wants to offer you regularly some new improvements.

What’s new?

• A web plugin to launch applications in web pages, compatible with most of the browsers.
• Ergonomics of the OpenSpace3D editor have changed too, to facilitate the development of 3D real-time applications.
• More, we offer some new examples of rendering to permit you to create realistic 3D contents.
• The developer tools permit now to create your own plugIT and load it dynamicly without restarting OpenSpace3D
• Indeed on, many bugs have been fixed and many optimizations have been realized.

For our users, download to update your version! For the others.. download to discover it !

19 February 2010 : Discover OpenSpace3D at La Cantine during the Barcamp : virtualworldscamp !

More Info :

http://barcamp.pbworks.com/virtualworldscamp

This new release of Openspace3D that we are launching today will be first time exhibited next February 4th and 5th at the IMAGINA tradeshow in Monaco.

This new release adds much more stablility and ergonomics. It also contains many new features: integration of physics, flash control, stereo mode, browser plugins, network and comes with new demos.

With this new release we aim to develop new uses for 3D real-time collaboration in the field of training (serious games), simulation, marketing (Virtual Showroom) e-commerce, real estate ( virtual tours) and industry (rapid prototyping) and offer an alternative to proprietary platforms.

I-Maginer offers you a partnership in your 3D real-time development projects with a wide range of services associated with the opensource platform Openspace3D:
- Project management consulting
- Custom development
- Training
- Integration and server installation

Our production and R & D teams (project managers, engineers, developers and technicians) are at your service.
Feel free to contact us directly for more information.

Try this application made with OpenSpace3D :

Scene 3D

We are working on the next release of OpenSpace 3D

Incoming features :

- Networking with a multi-plateform Java server, coming with network plugITs like a chat and avatar

- Physics with newton engine

- Interfaces in 3D using flash controls

- 3D Stereo mode

- Embeded plugin for firefox, Chrome, Safari and internet explorer

- and more …

A lot of  improvement are available !

More PlugIts (functions)

Animations support.

Import from ogre scene with a simple wizard.

Export your project directly to a web page.

For details see the history in the download section.

(You will need to update your Scol Voyager for this version)

Try the Car Showroom Demo from here !

Now, you can follow the OpenSpace3D news on Twitter :

http://twitter.com/openspace3d

Discover the first development demo produced with OpenSpace3D : a 3D real time car showroom. It presents the rendering capabilities of the platform and some interactives functions. Take a look to the video before getting the real time demo which be soon available in the next setup release.

Thanks to Benoit Vandangeon from 3D-test for this first video tutorial which explain how to import 3D datas from Softimage in OpenSpace3D

30 students (engineers and computer graphists) used the OpenSpace3D Editor during the Virtual Fantasy competition which occurred from April 22th to April 24th at the Laval International Conference on Virtual Reality (laval virtual website) .We have considered their remarks to improve the first Alpha version of OpenSpace3D Editor : We fixed different bugs and added some new elements.

You can download this new Alpha release by the Download  rubrique

Version History

0.1.3a – 05/04/2009

- improve axis ergonomy

- add helpers icons for camera / nodes / lights

- add the grid and helpers show / hide buttons on 3d toolbar

- adjust the default light setting

0.1.2a – 04/27/2009

- add scol version verification on start and install

- update .scol with loader

- correction of anims import on scale keys

- add test of the presence of flash player activeX in flash function