Papervision

This is a 3D Flash gallery built with Papervision 3D. It uses a XML as the database for image information & displays the images with a nice effect. You can check a demo of the gallery here. The download package includes the source files which is good for improving it and/or taking a deeper look to the use [...]

The thing I like about the Papervision team is that they never rest.  Sleep is not an option.  Just keep pushing and making the product better.  The latest installment is quadtree support. More about it here from John Grden’s blog. Quadtrees are an important data structure (named by Finkel and Bentley) that have significant historical [...]

So, are you looking for a regular fix of Papervision coolness (lucky you - no 3D in my immediate future)?  Then, look no further than the Daily Papervision 3D blog.  Adding this one to the blogroll and I do check it daily enjoy!       

Flash 3D engines brought to Internet a new dimension to designers present their work. Great works were made since Papervision 3D and other know 3D engines appeared. Today i bring you some cool stuff, that you can use in your own projects. If you don’t know yet how to start with Papervision 3d you might [...]

Two great examples with source files of Twist and Bend modifiers for the PaperVision3D 2.0 Bend Modifier for PV3D - Part 1 Twist Modifier for PV3D

Andy Zupko wrote an awesome tutorial showing you how to create a dragable 3D object using papervision 3d and as3. A nice and ellegant approach to the CameraObject3D method. FYG the as file is only 9k!!! Read tutorial and download source.

Questa volta (vedi Piclens in Flash con Papervision3D 2.0) pubblico il codice (PicLens.as), ho dovuto rivedere alcune parti di codice, allineandomi così agli ultimi rilasci di Papervision3D 2.0 Great White ed ho eseguito alcuni aggiustamenti e aggiunte. Ho inserito in questa demo anche una serie di Knob, manopole, per modificare runtime alcuni parametri. Simulazione del moto [...]

This is a nice article with source available writen by Andrew Trice, showing a cool filter effects created with PaperVision. Read Article and check source

Bending objects is one of the classic features of any 3D package. Bartek thought it would be nice to be able to bend stuff in Papervision3D too. Read his post and download the source.

Pretty interesting article on Geocoding with PV3D on Adobe Edge by Mark Walters. Check it out here.

A great example of creating a 3D chart using PV3D to visualize data by Andrew Trice. Read the article and source.

Edward Smith ha sviluppato un wrapper in grado di sfruttare le API Flash e Papervision3D in Javascript! La libreria, AS3Wrapper, è compatibile con FireFox e con IE. Con Safari per Windows funziona mentre ho riscontrato problemi con Opera 9, sempre per Windows. Il meccanismo che sta alla base di questo progetto, e che rende possibile [...]

Sfruttando l’effetto generato da perlinNoise() è possibile creare effetti di increspatura e onde con Papervision3D. Scarica il sorgente Per compilare il sorgente avete bisogno sia di Papervision3D che di Undolibrary - che ora potete trovare come pacchetto ZIP direttamente nella sezione Download di Google Code.

Andy posted a cool example on recreating the fog effect with papervision 3d. View Demo, and check his post with explanation.

Mike Lively posted another great video tutorial and source, this time on Adobe Air. View tutorial and download source

Remember the agit8 dynamic shape morphing? They have now released the source, which you can find here. Teste and enjoy.

John Grden made a cool Tweening Engine, the Go3D which give you more control over moving objects in 3d space.  You can also download the source and demos here

Cool example by unic8 Studios, showing you how to morph between 2 3D objects. Download source.

Another great example by Matt from Evolve, showing how to tween the camera movements around and tracks other objects. View the example and download support files

Bartek Drozdz posted a cool Papervision 3D animation. Basic concept in this animation is that there is one Plane and two BitmapData objects - a texture and a terrain. The Plane never moves, but instead the texture and the terrain are scrolled on it. View the animation and download the source files [...]

Michael Lively posted 13 video tutorials on Papervision 3d and Flex, which will be usefull for sure to help you entering in this “new age” of Flah Platform. Wow Physics Papervervision3D Starter Code Demo: Source: YouTube: Installing the Wow Physics Engine into Flex 3 Demo: Source: YouTube: 3D Sinc Plotter Demo: Source: under downloads 3D Plotter in Papervison3D [...]

This cool demo by John Grden, demonstrates what you get back with the InteractiveScene3DEvent object. Try the demo, and download the source

A cool example with source of a very realistic tree, using PV3D and Collada.

Another great source, that lets you create an awesome animation. ” A vertex, represented by the class Vertex3D, is basically a point in the 3D space with a ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ coordinates. The interesting part is that each of those vertices can be manipulated separately.” View the demo and download source file [...]

Adobe ha annunciato da tempo alcune nuove features (Hydra per i filtri grafici evoluti e una migliore gestione del testo) che saranno presenti nella prossima release di Flash. In particolare ha destato interesse l'introduzione del 3D (l'asse Z), la capacità quindi di Flash di manipolare oggetti in un mondo tridimensionale. La stessa Adobe precisa [...]

È possibile realizzare l'effetto dell'add-on di FireFox Piclens in Flash? Penso proprio di si! Grazie a Papervision3D è possibile avvicinarsi molto allo stesso effetto. Questo che presento è un prototipo di cui non posso - per ora - rendere disponibile il codice. Tuttavia è interessante notare quanto sia verosimile l'effetto. L'immagine che vedete ripetuta [...]

This is one of the best and complete articles available in the web, about how to start with PV3D in Flash and Flex. After reading this article you will for sure, able to start using this 3D engine. Read more

Era da tempo che seguivo il progetto Papervision3D, una libreria in Actionscript (2.0 e ora 3.0) per la manipolazione di oggetti 3D e rendering davvero spettacolare. Inauguro, così, la categoria Papervision3D (prossimamente anche una 3D), inserita sotto Flash CS3. Papervision3D è disponibile anche per Actionscript 2.0, anche se io personalmente tratterò solo la versione per [...]

Don’t forget that the FEBlog contest on PV3D is already opened. You can start submitting your tutorials till 24th April 00:00 GMT. For further details pls read contest terms and rules. The winners will get a copy of SWIFT 3D on a USD 250 worth each.

Paul Tondeur developed a multiplayer environment with Red5 and Papervision3D. A nice start for game developers. Source code is also available.

Don’t forget that the FEBlog contest on PV3D is already opened. You can start submitting your tutorials till 24th April 00:00 GMT. For further details pls read contest terms and rules. The winners will get a copy of SWIFT 3D on a USD 250 worth each.

This is a cool meshmorphing by Agit8, based on the Quad based OpenGL geometry equations from Paul Bourke

Seb made a great demo on PV3D “touchable” particles. He has released the source also, so you can find out how to do your own PV3D particle system and play with it. Watch the demo and source

Documentation for classes includes syntax, usage information, and code samples for methods, properties, and event handlers and listeners for those APIs that belong to a specific class in ActionScript. The classes are listed alphabetically. If you are not sure to which class a certain method or property belongs, you can look it up in the [...]

This is another nice tutorial for the people want to start with PV3D. Read tutorial 

As you probably know, Flash is a 2D program. However, there are a handful of open source 3D engines written in actionscript that allow real time 3D environments to be rendered within the flash player. Among these, is Papervision3D, which is probably the most powerful and widely adopted of the engines available. In this tutorial, we [...]

New video tutorial of Lee, at his gotoAndLearn site. This tutorial shows you how to use Papervision3D 2.0 to create an interactive cube navigator.

Swift 3D enables multimedia designers to quickly create high-quality 3D scenes and animations in the most popular vector and raster file formats including SWF, AI, EPS, FLV, MOV and AVI. Swift 3D combines ease-of-use with powerful capabilities and industry-leading output into an affordable tool that integrates seamlessly with Adobe Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop Extended and [...]

  3 Great Tutorials on Papervision 3D at ComputerArts.co.uk, that introduce you to one of the most promissory Flash Tools at the moment. See following links to download the tutorials and support files: Introduction to Papervision - In the first part of this tutorial the author will introduce you to the basics of the Papervision component and [...]

Previamente este tipo de aplicaciones requerían otro Plug-in diferente, llamado Shockwave para poder funcionar, pero hace poco Quentin Lengelé creó un código para Papervision3D que permite hacer "vídeos 360°" en Flash» ver notaTechnorati: Papervision3D Shockwave Plug-in Plugin agregado Quentin+LengeléBlogalaxia: Papervision3D Shockwave Plug-in Plugin agregado Quentin+Lengelé

Jerome Birembaut as finished a site for a french photographer, using PV3D and AS3. The photo gallery is PicLens kind. The interaction is cool, although in my humble opinion, i would use a “drag” effect than the usual click. But this is just my opinion. Great Job.

After 'be a fish' we have more amazing papervision 3D, this time by quentin lengele  sent by jamin

L’ottima libreria Papervision giunge alla sua versione 2.0 introducendo notevoli migliorie, non solo in termini di performance (una prima stima ci dice di almeno il 23% di guadagno in velocità) ma soprattutto per nuovi effetti e funzionalità. La nuova versione rende in un attimo obsoleta la vecchia introducendo: - Shaders e shaded materials - phong, flat, cell, gouraud [...]

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Già da prima che uscisse la versione 3.0 di ActionScript si sperimentava l’ambiente 3d con Flash, con vere e proprie librerie dedicate come Sandy e PaperVision. Queste sperimentazioni davano già buoni risultati nella versione 2 dello script, a discapito delle performance. Tempestivamente PaperVision è stata tradotta anche nella nuova versione del linguaggio, migliorandone enormemente le prestazioni. Proprio di [...]

From Electric Rain, “Electric Rain is opening new doors for Adobe® Flash® designers with an update to Swift 3D® v5.0 enabling export to the increasingly popular Papervision3D format. This new feature will be available in conjunction with the release of Swift 3D v5.0 for the Macintosh® platform, as well as a free update to existing Swift 3D v5.0 Windows users, adding even more export flexibility to the industry leading 3D tool for Flash.“ Sounds very interesting for those wanting a solid, entry-level modeling tool for Papervision work.

Flash CS3 gets flashier with the introduction of Papervision, a real-time 3D engine component. Paul Wyatt gets you up and running with it and shows you how to incorporate 3D models into Flash Click here to download the support files Click here to download the tutorial Author:Paul Wyatt Pass(if needed): http://pro-designs.blogspot.com

Visualizing a spline path is not only useful, it may be required for some applications.  Fortunately, the new Lines3D and Line3D classes in the Phunky branch make renderable splines possible.  Path animation also requires orientation control.  To provide these capabilities, I extended the Singularity P3D.BezierSpline to create a PV3DSpline class.  This allows the 3D BezierSpline class to remain generic while providing Papervision-specific controls for drawing the spline in 3D space and better path following. I still need to add detailed roll control.  That’s on the ever-growing ‘to do’ list.  An online demo is available if this is something you want to check out. A MaterialsList material is applied to the test object to identify the top (blue) and front (green). You can observe the demo here, which includes a link to download the Singularity library.  You *must* use the Papervision code from the Phunky branch in order to build your own standalone application.

I’ve started yet another background project studying ways that Papervision 3D can be used for 3D data visualization.  One of the earliest techniques in this area (for hierarchical data)  was Cone Trees.  The example below illustrates a very simple Papervision cone tree.  Actual cones are used as the representation of the root node for a few reasons.  First, I plan on having both free and target cameras available for tree/node visualization and fly-through.  Cones are easily seen from any camera angle.  Cones are already colored based on whether or not the node has children.  The size of a cone may indicate the relative number of children (tall/thin -> few children, short/fat -> many children). This is helpful as I plan to add the ability to expand/contract nodes in the future. Although visually unimpressive, the BaseCone class upon which the above image was created supports on-the-fly addition of children, with automatic repositioning of child nodes throughout the

The previous experiments with path animation in Papervision 3D were interesting, but of little practical use as very few applications generate path information programmatically at runtime.  A more common workflow is to generate paths in a 3d application.  The latest addition to the Singularity parametric curve library is a 3D Bezier spline that is suitable for working with cubic spline paths generated from other applications. The 2D bezier spline took knots (or CV’s) as inputs and automatically generated tangents.  The 3D version simply accepts CV, in-, and out-tangent information generated from a 3D package.  To test this spline with 3ds max, I wrote a simple MAXScript to export spline data to XML.  A Flex program reads the XML data (E4X is very cool) and transfers the data to the 3D Bezier spline.  An example is shown below, whose exported XML is <spline name=’Line01′ knots=’7′ closed=’true’>  <knot x=’-123.018′

The 2D Lemniscate of Bernoulli example proved to be rather popular, so I thought a 3D extension would make a good test for the 3D closed-loop Catmull-Rom spline.  This example animates a series of markers (boxes) along three figure-8 paths in the XY, XZ, and YZ planes. Arc-length parameterization produces smooth motion along all three paths.  The online demo may be viewed here, which includes a link to download the entire Singularity package.

I finally got around to implementing a 3D version of the Catmull-Rom spline.  My primary intended use is for path animation in Papervision 3D.  The 3D version of the C-R spline does not have the 2D draw() method, but it maintains support for arc-length parameterization and automatic closure (with smooth transition through the closure). The former property is useful for velocity control and proper easing during path animation while the latter is useful for continuous fly-throughs.  An online demo is available, but be warned.  It is distilled down to a very simple level in order to make the code easier to understand. The result is probably the ugliest PV3D demo you will ever see The red cubes represent markers, indicating control-point placement in 3D space.  The green sphere is animated (using arc-length parameterization) along the path. Check out the online demo here, which includes a link to download the Singularity package (now containing the alpha 3D Catmull-Rom spline).

Just a quick note to say congrats to the Papervision team on the V1.5 release - read about it and download here.  Once my current gig is complete, I hope to release 3D versions of the Catmull-Rom and Cubic Bezier splines for use in P3D path animation.  In the mean time, back to implementing change requests

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Papervision3D è un nuovo componente open source per lavorare in Flash con il 3D. Con questo componente aggiuntivo è possibile lavorare con oggetti in 3D, direttamente da Flash CS3. Sono supportati 3... For more about this please go to my Blog

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Now everyone is able to preview .ASE, or .DAE files of PV3D. Details: Download pv3d_previewer_1.1.zip (305kbytes, the tool is 36kbytes) Keys: - : decrease mesh scale + : increase mesh scale Version History 2007 06 13: v1.1: - MacOS support - Triangles rendered stats added on the FPS bar - Object loaded now rotates automaticaly - Camera behaviour amended 2007 04 27: v1.0: - First release, basic functionality… [...]

Hello there!!! Many of us don’t know where to start with PV3D. So here it are some links you should have in mind: - Download PV3D - Tutorial about creating models and texturing; - Papervision home - OS Flash Update How to add Video texture in Papervision 3D: http://www.blog.lessrain.com/?p=552 Best Regards, CP

Papervision 3D e' una specie di acquario virtuale online. Ho trovato questo sito molto interessante e "bello da vedere", anche se in realta' non e' molto utile. L'unica cosa che l'utente puo fare in questo sito e' navigare virtualmente in questo acquario, che non e' altro che un'animazione 3d in flash.Via: Downloadblog.it

Hello there!!! Many of us don’t know where to start with PV3D. So here it are some links you should have in mind: - Download PV3D - Tutorial about creating models and texturing; - Papervision home - OS Flash Update How to add Video texture in Papervision 3D: http://www.blog.lessrain.com/?p=552 Best Regards, CP

If you’re in the LA area in June and want to move ahead of the pack in Papervision 3D development, then check out this training course from Jedi Master John Grden.

This is just too cool Check it out here!

Another Papervision3D demo by Lee. I think Lee is getting addicted on PV3D, eheheh. This time he made a twitter viewer. Check the post here. Brgds,

This post shows the new audio capabilities of Actionscript 3 combined with the Papervision3D engine. The original post shows us two very cool examples. The first example shows the cubes in wireframe mode so you can see what is happening. The second example uses a bitmap texture to create a cool effect. Lee Brimelow posted also the source [...]

The P3D Wiki is now online - check it out here. For more information on PaperVision 3D - http://www.osflash.org/papervision3d and the blog is here. enjoy!

Hello there!!! 1st Papaervision 3D game as been released. It’s a Star Wars kind game. It’s the 1st of many, for sure. Hope so. So, Flash is defenitly entering on a new Age, and PV3D is the profe of that. Read more here. Brgds, CP

Hello, Oscar Trelles released the source file for his example of a video 3d cube. For those who want to make the download click here. Brgds, CP

Hello there. Here are some more links to PV3D about video: Panorama (Ricardo cabello). Flash 8 transparent cube with alpha channel FLV texture. (seven) VideoCube (Oscar Trelles) Via lessrain blog. Brgds, CP

Hello there!!! Many of us don’t know where to start with PV3D. So here it are some links you should have in mind: - Download PV3D - Tutorial about creating models and texturing; - Papervision home - OS Flash Update How to add Video texture in Papervision 3D: http://www.blog.lessrain.com/?p=552 Best Regards, CP

Hello there!!! Many of us don’t know where to start with PV3D. So here it are some links you should have in mind: - Download PV3D - Tutorial about creating models and texturing; - Papervision home -  OS Flash Best Regards, CP

Hello!!! Is out there any new Papervision 3D demos??? Here are some which you can take a look. If you know more pls post here.       If you know more PV3D demos, let us know leaving a comment on this post. Brgds, CP