ViewMe is a straightforward 3D viewer desktop app that can load and display Wavefront (.obj) 3D models with textures, lighting, and dynamic shadows. Perfect for previewing 3D models quickly and easily.
Here, I'm excited to announce a project that I've been developing intermittently since last year with the aim of learning graphic programming. The project has a roughly simple goal that is showcasing digital 3D objects/models. It works exactly like a 3D graphic engine, I am calling it as "tiny grapic engine". It has a bit more complex structure on it's features beside a simple look. Let's jump on what ViewMe does:
-Loads and displays ".obj" models with textures -Real-time dynamic shadows with soft edges -Advanced lighting system (directional, point, spot lights) -Intuitive camera controls with mouse interaction -"Right-click -> Open with ViewMe" & "Browse path" support for quick model loading
So, what I learned ? Technically, I got the basic fundamentals of graphic programming, such as:
-Shadow mapping techniques -Phong lighting model implementation -Model-View-Projection (MVP) transformations -Texture mapping and material handling
I was inspired to build this project by Microsoft 3D Viewer app. Similarly, ViewMe is released only on Windows, just for now. 😊
Really nice project! 👏 I’ve also built 3D tools in the past — using Unity (standalone & Web) for a sculpting tool and three.js (for web apps). One feature many users suggested to me was the option to switch between smooth shading and flat shading. If it’s not already there, it could be a great addition for ViewMe. Excited to see how it evolves 🚀
Love 3D Izgi and you're making it so easy. Glad to see you on this and wish you all the best man!
Impressive feature set for a solo dev! The shadow mapping implementation sounds robust, though I wonder how it handles complex OBJ files with multiple material groups? 🤔
Ngl, being able to just right-click and open .obj files with ViewMe is super handy—makes checking out 3D models way less of a hassle, fr. Nice work!
Here, I'm excited to announce a project that I've been developing intermittently since last year with the aim of learning graphic programming. The project has a roughly simple goal that is showcasing digital 3D objects/models. It works exactly like a 3D graphic engine, I am calling it as "tiny grapic engine". It has a bit more complex structure on it's features beside a simple look. Let's jump on what ViewMe does:
-Loads and displays ".obj" models with textures
-Real-time dynamic shadows with soft edges
-Advanced lighting system (directional, point, spot lights)
-Intuitive camera controls with mouse interaction
-"Right-click -> Open with ViewMe" & "Browse path" support for quick model loading
So, what I learned ? Technically, I got the basic fundamentals of graphic programming, such as:
-Shadow mapping techniques
-Phong lighting model implementation
-Model-View-Projection (MVP) transformations
-Texture mapping and material handling
I was inspired to build this project by Microsoft 3D Viewer app. Similarly, ViewMe is released only on Windows, just for now. 😊
📎GitHub/Release(ViewMe v1.0): https://github.com/1zgi/3D_Objec...