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3D, or three dimensional, is a representation of an object that has height, width and dept (length).

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How to Address Keyboard Limitations for Users without a Numeric Keypad?

I'm currently working on a web application where users can use their keyboard number pads (mainly the following keys 2,4,5,6,8) to change perspectives from which the user is watching a 3D scene. For ...
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How should I incorporate interactive 3D designs in a responsive website?

Description I am currently designing a website where, for the hero section in the desktop version, half of the page is used for the company's value proposition and call to action, and the other half ...
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Is there a best way to demonstrate a 3D object in a 2D video?

I would like to make a video of a 3D object so that it can reflect its shape without information loss and for easier understanding. Is there a conventional rule-of-thumb way to demonstrate the object ...
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Online exhibition design: 3d user interface VS 2d (flat) interface

I am planning to design an online exhibition platform. I looked at existing exhibition platforms for reference and found that most of them have 3d interfaces. Here is an example of fancier 2d ...
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Select a 3D cube face that's behind another face, without rotating the cube

I'm working on a software program that handles many 3D objects. Imagine for now that all objects are cube shaped and 100% transparent, only the edges are visible. In the software program you can ...
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3d movement visualizations?

What are effective ways, expected norms and prior art for visually presenting movement in 3d space, or very generalized movement in 3-dimensions x/y/z axis from an accelerometer? I'm beginning to ...
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Objects in 3D space: color contrast against background [closed]

Is there a tool to help me pick proper colors for: Objects Background in 3D space. Colors should have proper contrast. UPDATE A sample of my options for background color is: Background color: #...
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Deselect item in 3D context

We developped a 3D web-app for computers and touch devices in which you can decorate your interior with wallpaper, furnitures and so on. You can select an object or a wall (click or touch) inside the ...
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Show 3D camera orientation options in a more user friendly way

Currently we have the following camera options for the 3D preview of an object in our software. I can imagine for some users that it's hard to visualize in their head which part of the object will be ...
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Color for geometry selection?

For a graphics application which selects vertices/edges & polygons, the color for highlighting selection needs to be easily identified. Unlike typical text-selection it's overlaying solid ...
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My designer says 3D Text is outdated and looks horrible, is this true? [closed]

My website uses plenty of 3D Text, however my designer says it looks horrible and is old-fashioned "WordArt", and we should opt for 2D Text instead. Is this true that 3D Text is old-fashioned or ...
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Best practices using free camera in 3D settings

We are looking to build an application with a 3D render of some object. We came across two different way of handling the camera with the mouse. Setting 1 babylonJS (select 2-basic elements in the top ...
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3D models for UI [closed]

How can we create 3D models for a website as shown below? https://dribbble.com/shots/3833466-Unlimited-Pass/attachments/867731 Should we use any high-end software like 3D Max or Is there any small ...
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What resources exist for designing virtual reality experiences?

I'd like to read some resources on VR. Interests include: Major 'no-nos' for immersive experiences; Design patterns for VR Case studies of VR products Hidden difficulties with the practicality of ...
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Best way to display the next batch of photos in a 3d carousel?

I have a 3d button that opens a row of curved images that form a circle around the 3d camera: The curved images start to stack one on top of another after reaching a certain number (since they form a ...
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Best way to represent "rotation" of a 3D object

Right now I'm working on improving a section of an app that we are redesigning on my workplace. Basically it's an app that runs on a tablet and the specific part of the app, that I present here, is ...
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Describing 3D swiping hand movement as curve on a XY plane

I'm trying to describe a 3D swipe gesture (only vertical or horizontal, no diagonals) above a given flat surface using as much conventional geometry or similar non-machine-learning techniques (Hidden ...
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An intuitive way to look around in web based first person 3D

In web based 3D experiences, where the world in observed from the first person perspective, which of the following two ways is better for looking around: When the mouse is moved, the camera is ...
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Achieve, and represent, selection behind in 3D object?

Consider this question on a programming site (the question relates to renderers, ignore that). Selecting an unseen "back" part on a 3D object has wide application. In fact, i) When the user selects ...
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Is this rotating cube interface user-friendly?

I'm working on a prototype for an innovative form interface, where different parts of the form are shown on different sides of a cube. The cube rotates, and the user can fill it out as the cube spins. ...
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