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Re: 3-D system

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From: Rob Miller
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 00:00
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Bill Leonard (bill_l@magicnet.net) wrote:
: In article <NEWTNews.813966557.30855.pts@pts.technet.sg>, pts@technet.sg wrote:

: > Hello There,
: > 
: >         We're looking for a system which can scan in the floor plans 
: > (preferably 2-D floor plans) using a scanner and build it into a 3-D output 
: > within half an hour.The 3-D output must also be able to cater for real-time 
: > walk through.
: > 
: > Any Advice or Suggestions, please.
: > 
: > Thanks and Regards.  
: > 

: This will be difficult to find, especially give your expectation of a
: walkthrough.  Yoour basically asking a program to automatically build a 3D
: model for you?!  Why do you think they have 3D modelers!? 

: It will also be at least 10 times more expensive than you're thinking, and
: require alot of custom programming work and years of development.

: Think about what you're asking for here!1



Naaaaw, 6 months for a working prototype.  Bet you could hack something to 
work on top of the DOOM engine even faster, tho I haven't worked with it...


: > Raymond Ching
: > Pts@technet.sg

: Bill Leonard
: bill_l@magicnet.net
: ______________________________________________________________________________
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:                                  407.425.5722
:                   http://www.magicnet.net/~bill_l/top.html
: ______________________________________________________________________________



								rob.



Internet: rmiller@bsm.bioc.ucl.ac.uk 
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From: rmiller@bsm.bioc.ucl.ac.uk (Rob Miller)
Subject: Re: 3-D system
Date: 1995/10/19
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