ViewMe: Lightweight 3D Viewer Desktop Application for Model Preview
By
İzgi Kanatli
Slightly gummy. The crust never quite set.
Summary
ViewMe is a desktop application developed as a learning project for graphic programming that functions as a lightweight 3D graphics engine. It can load and display Wavefront (.obj) 3D models with textures, features real-time dynamic shadows with soft edges, includes an advanced lighting system with directional, point, and spot lights, and provides intuitive camera controls. The app is designed for quick and easy previewing of 3D models.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI've been developing intermittently since last year with the aim of learning graphic programming
It works exactly like a 3D graphic engine, I am calling it as 'tiny graphic engine'
Loads and displays '.obj' models with textures
Real-time dynamic shadows with soft edges
Advanced lighting system (directional, point, spot lights)
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