MOSCOW, Russia, Aug 6, 2021 – C3D Labs announced the initial release of its new component, C3D Web Vision 2021. The company took its C3D Vision visualization component for the desktop and ported it to the Web. C3D Web Vision allows developers to write server-client engineering applications with significant features:
- Visualize 3D models in Web browsers
- Improve quality of rendered models in scenes
- Control rendering properties of model objects
- Speed development of Web-based engineering software
C3D Web Vision, like any Web solution, is divided into two parts: a server portion and a client. On the back-end (the server), C3D Web Vision provides an API for managing the model structure, such as loading models from files, adding parts, and modifying model data. At the front-end (client), the API controls the rendering in the Web browser, such as in changing the background color, object selection, and functions for controlling the visual properties of scene objects.
C3D Web Vision loads models in such as way that each element, as it is loaded at the back-end, is displayed instantly in scenes. Users retain the ability to work in parallel with objects that are already loaded while manipulating the scene. Users can set the priority of loading so that, for example, external objects are loaded immediately while internal ones are loaded later.
Developing C3D Web Vision
We began developing this new component last year in September in response to a growing number of requests from users of our C3D Toolkit; increasingly, engineering software is being moved to the Web. For the first stage of development, we have implemented the primary functions available through our Vision rendering engine:
- Front-end: view control, display modes, lighting control, visibility control, background control, and geometry highlighting
- Back-end: model selection, color control of elements, REST API, and a demo application
We intend to transfer the remainder of C3D Vision’s functions to the front-end, such as dynamic sectioning, manipulation, and render optimization. For the back-end, we will add more functions for working with the model and performing custom processes.
The C3D Web Vision module, similar to the C3D Vision desktop rendering engine, can be tightly integrated with other components in our C3D Toolkit; as well, it runs as an independent solution together with components from other vendors.
Availability
The new C3D Web Vision component is available for testing today. C3D Web Vision currently supports Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. To try our new solution, make your request at https://c3dlabs.com/en/evaluation/.
About C3D Labs
C3D Labs specializes in the technology-intensive market of software components. The company was founded in 2012 by ASCON Group, a CAD and PLM developer well-known in Russia, who began development of the C3D kernel in 1995.
C3D Labs today provides the C3D Toolkit for engineering software that constructs and edits precise 3D models. As a tool for software developers, C3D Toolkit is the only package to incorporate all four modules critical to CAD — 2D/3D modeling, 2D/3D constraint solving, 3D visualization, and file conversion. For more information, visit https://c3dlabs.com/en.
