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laza
Plugin-programming with Processing for 3D APPS
Feb 1st, 2006, 3:26pm  
hello,

is it or will it possible to program plugins for 3D apps with processing?
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cello
Re: Plugin-programming with Processing for 3D APPS
Reply #1 - Feb 1st, 2006, 6:05pm  
Be more specific.  What kind of programs, what kind of plugins?
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laza
Re: Plugin-programming with Processing for 3D APPS
Reply #2 - Feb 2nd, 2006, 11:18am  
3D apps like softimage xsi, maya, 3d studio max, blender animation master, cinema 4d and so on. plugins like crowd simulations or particle simulation, rigid and soft body simulations and so on. play with your phantasy. Smiley
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FloHimself
Re: Plugin-programming with Processing for 3D APPS
Reply #3 - Feb 2nd, 2006, 12:00pm  
Then probably not. The host application needs to be capable of loading plugins written in java, which isn't the case for the mentioned iirc.
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cello
Re: Plugin-programming with Processing for 3D APPS
Reply #4 - Feb 2nd, 2006, 6:14pm  
It's possible, but it would be a waste of time to use processing to do what you mentioned.  Processing is primarily a graphics engine, you're not going to get any benefits using processing (over straight-up java) for things like partical simulations or soft/rigid body physics.

What advantage do you see in using processing for something like this?

On the other hand, if you wanted to generate graphics, 3d models, or shapes/paths/etc., then there is logic in using Processing, and it's simply a matter of exporting a file format that whatever the particular 3d program uses/can read.

Marcello
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