voxel
Creative
voxel art design tool
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Execution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean UI and clever use of CSS
From 2 comments
This is neat, and reminds me of http://www.themaninblue.com/experiment/Cubescape/new.php circa 2010. Very clever uses of css.
mnutt on HNI like the clean UI.
rvdm on HN
Nice first version
From 1 comment
This is nice. Had some issues when moving the scene but still, a nice V1. I'd love something like this for three.js.
NetOpWibby on HN
Objections
Missing back faces on cubes, rendering errors
From 4 comments
Rendering errors. Build up, then out, then change color and click around at random.
phkahler on HNYou probably dragged by mistake, revealing the missing backfaces.
otsdr on HNAre the missing faces on the cubes on purpose?
dyeje on HNAre you using Firefox? I have the same issues, and I believe it's caused by CSS z-order bugs in Firefox. Edit: possibly this: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=810685
Retr0spectrum on HN
Cannot delete cubes in Safari
From 1 comment
There's no way to delete cubes in Safari. Control-click just adds a cube like regular click does.
eridius on HN
Cannot select back sides of voxels to attach new ones
From 1 comment
Cute, but perhaps incomplete? If I leave the POV right where it is, and if I plan my artwork correctly, maybe I can build something. But if after I start, I decide I need to hang…
delinka on HN
Likely inefficient in speed and memory and broken in Firefox
From 1 comment
Cute but just in case this is an extremely inefficient way to display this kind of data both inefficient in speed and in memory. It also fails in firefox because the algorithms…
greggman on HN
Requests
A Three.js implementation with rotation, translation and zoom
From 2 comments
This is nice. Had some issues when moving the scene but still, a nice V1. I'd love something like this for three.js.
NetOpWibby on HNsame here - a three.js implementation could help with adding rotation, translation and zooming.
beaconstudios on HN
Questions
Are the missing cube faces intentional?
From 1 comment
Are the missing faces on the cubes on purpose?
dyeje on HN
Alternatives named
Cubescape by themaninblue
From 1 comment
This is neat, and reminds me of http://www.themaninblue.com/experiment/Cubescape/new.php circa 2010. Very clever uses of css.
mnutt on HN
SimCity 3000 building architect tool
From 1 comment
Getting flashbacks of the Sim City 3000 building architect tool.
vityaz_ on HN