Kent; <my brag> ... > I processed an AISC steel > structure model that Bob Lipman in my group had developed for an > international data exchange standardization effort--
I know Bob Lipman, back when I was doing lots with the Web3D Consortium. Very nice, quiet man, and I always found his company a pleasure. Putting my 3D software into the PDF reader was something that was requested, but there are just too many hours in the day. Getting it to work as a browser plugin, cross platform, was more than enough of a pain, especially when the browser wars were at their peak. <brag off> Bob made the "VRML Plugin Detector", which was recognized as one of the standard VRML/X3D tests for HTML browsers with a VRML/X3D plugin. 3D on the web is an interesting subject; for a little while I was a representative of the Web3D Consortium for the HTML5 Working Group. It was certainly an interesting time, but not one that I'm eager to repeat. The open source VRML/X3D browser that I managed was the largest open source project, and the longest running open source project, managed by the Canadian Federal Government. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, getting traction internally for this set of projects was difficult, so, although the work and people interesting, I'm glad to not be involved in these groups officially any more. One of my colleagues (and, competitors) in the X3D environment is now technical director of Shapeways, so the world is indeed a small place. Although I was paid to write/manage this software by the Canadian Government, if I *did* have $0.50c for every download, my workshop would be a lot larger and more impressive than it is now! 8-) Another John Stewart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
