Hello,
New web site merged pdf3d with html and more : http://webgl.tarn.us
Regards

I am delighted to share with you an application that I developed for my personal use and am now putting online in a WIP version: 3DCompare.

3DCompare is an app that allows you to upload multiple STL (3D printer) or OBJ files and generate a standalone HTML file. This HTML file presents 3D windows with synchronized views, making model comparison easier. ️

Features:

• Multiple uploads: Accepts multiple STL or OBJ files.
• Synchronized visualization: 3D windows with linked cameras for easy comparison.
• Standalone HTML: Generates a standalone HTML file for simplified sharing.

Note the dynamic upload form, specially developed for the app.

Future Developments:

• Point cloud management. ️
• Z-axis coloring (ideal for topographic surveys).
• Textured model management.
• Gcode format management.

I invite you to test 3DCompare and discover how this application can simplify your 3D model comparison processes.

Try it now at the following address: http://3dcompare.tarn.us

Hi all,
Finally I add the ability to handle stl and glb files : convert to webgl (standalone file)
Reagrds, Gilles

Hello, everyone,
Some of you posted models and it helps a lot to debug some features :

• how to handle components (linked copies)
• how to handle some textures

Now it seams ok

now I will focus on :

• translucent textures ability
• fix some mesh have bad position in space
• fix the xyz grid
• notify users of the conversion process (reading, building 3d, publishing html) (with ajax ? any suggestions)

@ntxdave said:

@rich o brien said:

@ntxdave said:

What the heck am I missing?

It is web based online conversion of .skp files to .html with webgl embeds

Another DUH on my part.

I tried it on my iPad but so far have only wound up with a blank page. Am going to try it agin.

Thanks for your patience!

Unfortunatly Iphone and Ipad won't open html file, Android do it well.

You are correct; Acrobat is the optimal choice for managing 3D PDFs. FoxIt Reader also has this capability, albeit with some complications related to internal JavaScript.

I have extensive experience with 3D PDFs, having mastered this document format a long time ago. I wanted to push its limits to explore its full potential.

Due to certain issues, I've begun exploring alternative avenues, such as branching into WebGL. You can find more information on my WebGL endeavors at http://webgl.tarn.us.

Best regards,
Gilles

Hello everyone,

This post is a follow-up to the one found here: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=76306&p=694174#p694174. Due to limitations with PDF3D at work, I had to explore WebGL, and it's fantastic. So, I created my own SKP to WebGL converter witch give you a standalone html file : http://webgl.tarn.us. I hope to receive user feedback this time around.

Best regards,
Gilles

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share some updates with you all. The latest version now includes support for handling textures and other exciting features. I haven't received any feedback or comments yet, so I've decided to release the app at the following link: http://pdf3d.tarn.us/.

I'm aware that PDF 3D may not be the most popular 3D viewer in 2023, as it's starting to show its age. As a result, I've been focusing on developing a WebGL alternative. You can find it at: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=76595.

Best regards.

Hi all,
I started a new job at the end of 2022.
My boss ask me to work on same software as him : Sketchup 2022.
I use Sketchup at home since 2007.
I m a cad drafter, usely I draw with Software like Catia, Autocad or Solidworks.
Anyway, last days I worked on my own exporter to PDF3D, today I released it as a kind of beta webapp.
Here is the link : http://skp2pdf.com
Working with textures images is a mess, so I decide to by pass this.
Comments are welcome.
Regards, Gilles

@bryan k said:

Those are good! I would have not thought to use that format and it seems to work well.

It's my favorite viewer to share 3d and 4d, but the work can be very long...

Sketchup scene like :
magasins
Sketchup Model with scenes

Here is an old animation made on 2010 and based on keyframes, it's a different way than pure scripting.
There is a GUI, it looks like :

Manufacturing

This one is not uploadable to the forum :
http://gta974.no-ip.biz;8000/f/603d9fe3d1/
It shows concrete calculation results, about 8 Mb

Computed fluid dynamic : streamlines and pressure :
streamlines and pressure

Want More ?
my personnal project ...

Hi all,
I would like to share with you my first plugin.
It's coded to draw quickly stairway by picking some points in the Sketchup view.

My goal is to avoid UI-box.

The documentation is below.

Later I would like to :

• add a thickness

• autocorrect the orientation of the faces;

• improve esthetism of the L shape, like balancing(?) steps;

• manage turned angle, not only 90°;

• to add the abilily to lock inference and enter a length in VCB;

• working with non-ordered points;

I hope it will be usefull.
Let me know your feelings about this plugin.

Instructions to use FaStair
FaStair.rbz

Hi driven,
I remove the useless files and convert all to utf-8.
To make it work i commented line 46 in module egdesTools.rb because of "bad retry"
cool plugin

Hi all,
About SmartModeling plugin,
I translate it (mainly to remove non utf-8 letters) and fix some script problem.
It works almost ... It don t like when faces are selected, so plz just select edges, no faces.
I hope it helps.
the cool plugin

@ntxdave said:

What tool did you use to produce the animated PDF?

I did the drawing with SU8.
I exported the skp to u3d with deep exploration (trial version).
The animation is only script : Java Script
and I join the script and the model into a 3D PDF with Acrobat Pro 9.

Hi all,
I would like to share with you an animated drawing i have made last year.
animated 3d pdf
The scene shows 2 kind of solar panels :

• statics
• and heliostatics
  The script calculates the quantity of energy generated by each panel.
  Note that the trees works like "alway face to cam" SU script :
  always face to camera