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If you're into natural history, search the 3D models. The in-browser viewer works great. https://www.si.edu/object/3d/490b6301-3869-455a-ba71-a89f5b6c482c http

If you're into natural history, search the 3D models. The in-browser viewer works great. https://www.si.edu/object/3d/490b6301-3869-455a-ba71-a89f5b6c482c https://www.si.edu/object/3d/490b6301-3869-455a-ba71-a89f5b6...

dTal 7y ago
Holy crap. "Works great" doesn't do it justice. I'm on mobile and I was not expecting a buttery-smooth, photorealistic, flawlessly erogonomic multitouch experience with an abundance of advanced powertools like section analysis. That thing would be one of the most impressive apps I've ever seen, never mind Web Apps! I want this as a Jupyter plugin, very badly. (where do I find more examples? The viewer is a work of art but did I miss the hyperlink to "more cool stuff"?) (edit: https://3d.si.edu/ https://3d.si.edu/ )
- dflock 7y ago
  https://www.si.edu/openaccess https://www.si.edu/openaccess
- yorwba 7y ago
  Looking at the source, it seems like their viewer is based on OpenSeadragon: https://openseadragon.github.io/ https://openseadragon.github.io/
  - dTal 7y ago
    Then they've added an astonishing amount of value. OpenSeadragon appears to be nothing more than a zooming 2D image viewer that consumes image pyramids? I'm not sure why you would even start with that, when your goal is to render hi-res 3D meshes in real time. Is there even an overlap in functionality?
  - sunsetMurk 7y ago
    Oh my. I'm in love. This is going to divert some of my attention for a side project... Hopefully for the better! This is so packed full of useful features, and at first glance a very thoughtful implementation and healthy ecosystem.
  - framefactory 7y ago
    Voyager, the 3D viewer uses Three.js for WebGL rendering and a custom entity/component architecture for both the scene tree and the general architecture of the application. The UI is built using custom Web Components with the help of LitElement and LitHtml. The viewer itself is a web component and super easy to embed. The tool suite also provides an authoring environment for annotating and editing scenes. Documentation: https://smithsonian.github.io/dpo-voyager https://smithsonian.github.io/dpo-voyager. Contributions are very welcome! Full disclosure: I'm the developer of the Voyager 3D suite.
- freepor 7y ago
  It’s even buttery smooth on an iPhone 6s.
- akiselev 7y ago
  The 3d model viewer is published at https://github.com/Smithsonian/dpo-voyager https://github.com/Smithsonian/dpo-voyager
  - dTal 7y ago
    Excellent find!
johannes1234321 7y ago
Now we have to combine this with Wikipedia, so the text of the article directly references the 3D model, with parts of the 3D model. Text is good, but exploring visuals helps understanding.

dTal 7y ago

Holy crap. "Works great" doesn't do it justice. I'm on mobile and I was not expecting a buttery-smooth, photorealistic, flawlessly erogonomic multitouch experience with an abundance of advanced powertools like section analysis. That thing would be one of the most impressive apps I've ever seen, never mind Web Apps! I want this as a Jupyter plugin, very badly. (where do I find more examples? The viewer is a work of art but did I miss the hyperlink to "more cool stuff"?) (edit: https://3d.si.edu/ https://3d.si.edu/ )

dflock 7y ago
https://www.si.edu/openaccess https://www.si.edu/openaccess
yorwba 7y ago
Looking at the source, it seems like their viewer is based on OpenSeadragon: https://openseadragon.github.io/ https://openseadragon.github.io/
- dTal 7y ago
  Then they've added an astonishing amount of value. OpenSeadragon appears to be nothing more than a zooming 2D image viewer that consumes image pyramids? I'm not sure why you would even start with that, when your goal is to render hi-res 3D meshes in real time. Is there even an overlap in functionality?
- sunsetMurk 7y ago
  Oh my. I'm in love. This is going to divert some of my attention for a side project... Hopefully for the better! This is so packed full of useful features, and at first glance a very thoughtful implementation and healthy ecosystem.
- framefactory 7y ago
  Voyager, the 3D viewer uses Three.js for WebGL rendering and a custom entity/component architecture for both the scene tree and the general architecture of the application. The UI is built using custom Web Components with the help of LitElement and LitHtml. The viewer itself is a web component and super easy to embed. The tool suite also provides an authoring environment for annotating and editing scenes. Documentation: https://smithsonian.github.io/dpo-voyager https://smithsonian.github.io/dpo-voyager. Contributions are very welcome! Full disclosure: I'm the developer of the Voyager 3D suite.
freepor 7y ago
It’s even buttery smooth on an iPhone 6s.
akiselev 7y ago
The 3d model viewer is published at https://github.com/Smithsonian/dpo-voyager https://github.com/Smithsonian/dpo-voyager
- dTal 7y ago
  Excellent find!

johannes1234321 7y ago

Now we have to combine this with Wikipedia, so the text of the article directly references the 3D model, with parts of the 3D model. Text is good, but exploring visuals helps understanding.