Introduction

Contract

Project

Credits

Resume

CAVE Conversion Process

Guidelines

Examples

Conclusions

Project Conclusions:

The main objectives of my project were accomplished:

• Through the course of the project, I tried many 3D studio techniques, some worked and some that did not. I experimented with 3D studio and the CAVE, and through the process, ended up with a greater understanding of both systems.
• Using my experiences during the project, I established some basic guidelines on using 3D studio and the CAVE.
• I added upon the process for converting 3D studio *.3DS files into Openflight *.flt files which can be directly read into the CAVE. Scripts like ‘saranolit’ developed previously by Dennis Cafiero, and ‘jpgTorgb’ developed by David Weatherly proved extremely helpful. These scripts are available on my project website.
• Using simple 3D studio models to explain the conversion process, I finally used the guidelines to convert a 3D studio architectural model and visualize it in the CAVE.

Final design Files:

design.max design.3DS design.flt

Design.max : The 3d studio *.max file

Design.3DS : File exported out of 3D studio as *.3DS format, as seen in Nugraf

Design.flt : File exported out of nugraf in *.flt format, which directly opens in the CAVE.

• To make my findings more accessible, I designed this web page and made some of my files available.