| Q |
So what is 3DASA all about
? |
| A |
We believe that the world wide web is still in its
infancy, that 3-D web surfing is what people want today
and tomorrow and that the processing power of todays
PC's can be more fully utilized with regard to web surfing.
We are about - Presence, Performance and Delivery .
. . . on the web.
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| Q |
What are the differences between
what you call "2-D" and "3-D" |
| A |
In 2-D we use images to impart an illusion of 3D. In
3-D we create geometry and models. The difference is
that in one scene we have images of models in the other
we use the real thing. Slide-Show is an example of 2D.
It uses a series of images to give the illusion of motion
very much like a motion picture show does. In 3D, geometry
defines our elements and it's those elements or families
of elements that your manipulating when you drag, zoom,
slide an object around a scene. Put another way - 2-D
is static while 3-D is dynamic.
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| Q |
You have a thing
you call Slide-Show - what is it ? |
| A |
Slide-Show is
a low-end animator . . of sorts. No tricks, Gimmicks,
Plugins or Special equipment of any kind are required.
Using Javascript, event triggers, html tables and a healthy
dose of common sense Side-Show dynamically constructs,
populates and display's images based on a cursor position
over a slider-bar. It's in the reading of the slider-bar
that Slide-Show does its magic. |
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| Q |
What do you mean by "G-Codes"
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| A |
Machine tool programing. These are used to control
among other things manufacturing equipment like Mills,
Lathes, Presses, Lasers and more.
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| Q |
Where did you get the pictures
for the Mt St Helens Slide-Show. |
| A |
They were computer
generated. Using VistaPro v4.0, a DEM ( Digital Elevation
Map - US Gov) file and hard work we constructed a model
of the Post Eruption Mt St Helens. We then circumnavigated
our model stopping for still images at every 6 degrees
of rotation. In the end the images you see in Mt St Helens
Silde-Show site are result of that scene building process. |
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| Q |
How did you get
the "you" pointer on Airplane Slide-Show
to move like that. |
| A |
DHTML and Javascript.
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| Q |
Solids - what are they ? |
| A |
Geometric constructs
- primitives, the building blocks of models. These generally
provide a working foundation from which to start building.
Nurbs help us do the rest. The nose section of our
Airplane is an example of Nurbs modeling. |
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| Q |
So what's with the seasonal
color changes ? |
| A |
The color changes
mentioned are seasonal theme changes triggered by a calendar date.
These changes affect site appearance only and cosume no additional resources. |
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| Q |
Search, can I use wildcards? |
| A |
Yes, use standard wildcard guidlines when performing a search. |
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| North Bend, WA.
- USA |
