3D Fun

Here are some of my models, true three-dimensions (3D), and are in the VTU file format.

They can be viewed using the Virtue3D-Optimizer (downloaded here too). Unrar, and run.

For sample imagery of my fractals, seashell collection etc., please view them in the appropriate pages.

Notes for the viewer:

1. keyboard shortcuts: Backface  on/off  ('B'),   Texture on/off  ('T'), Headlight on/off ('H'),  Smooth/Flat/Wireframe shadings  ('G','F','W').

2.  it is possible to get a reflective surface of models by:

            Applying the menu View->Environment->ReflectionMap.

            Applying "reflection" checkbox on selected shape (in Appearance tab).

            Turning the Texture off in the 3d-view window (key "T").

Have fun!

Some models have animation, such as "Cyclides", which is a topological transform used in approximating surfaces.

Some models from the Aliquot Sequences are represented in 2D (Tree_901.gif) and 3D (Tree_901.gif , Tree_901.vtu) - are worth comparison.

The Aliquot-Forest model (AliquotForest_Globe71.vtu) displays 71 trees growing on an invisible globe, colored each in a distinguishable shade.

above - Tree 73 with 100000 nodes

below - Rubaiyat : A three-dimensional "Tic-Tac-Toe" (4x4x4) game is revisited, two decades after neglecting its algorithmic solution.

Naming obviously originates in Omar Kha'iam's celebrated quatrains  (highly recommended).