dust3d.org
Dev tools
3d modeling
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
13 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 7 for, 1 againstExecution: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast model creation from reference images
From 2 comments
Great concept! As a time-starved hobby game dev, the focus on being able to make something quickly from a reference image is really refreshing, in comparison with the more common…
rstrduck on HNOh, no, that guitar is my favorite :-( The main focus of this software is the modeling speed, for example, that guitar only took less than five minutes. So I can make more game…
huxingyi on HN
Open source and cross-platform
From 2 comments
Looks cool and I love its openness - though I hope I'm forgiven for saying that the examples, especially the guitar, doesn't quite look up to professional standards.
wolframhempel on HNAwesome. Thanks for supporting glTF export right out of the box. Will run some test rendering to WebGL canvas and provide further feedback directly via github ;)
ArtWomb on HN
Useful for prototypes and VR assets
From 2 comments
This is really, really cool. In 5 minutes I was able to create a quick little palm tree (I am not an artist, it is very ugly :)) and throw it into a room in Hubs since Dust3D…
gfodor on HNPerhaps they aren’t perfect (definitely looks like some more time could be devoted to the algo), but to go from not having models for your scene to having something at least as a…
twodave on HN
Objections
Blender is far more capable; this is not a real alternative
From 2 comments
Really not sure this is an alternative to blender. Blenders functionality stretches way way further than this. Go check out the blender 2.8. I think you'll be really quite…
npolet on HNCare to post some of your art created with Blender, or any other 3D package for that matter, so we can judge whether you're just another disgruntled beginner, or a talented pro…
nineteen999 on HN
Models look unprofessional
From 1 comment
Looks cool and I love its openness - though I hope I'm forgiven for saying that the examples, especially the guitar, doesn't quite look up to professional standards.
wolframhempel on HN
Name is offensive in Norwegian
From 1 comment
It looks great, but imagine the name of the software being "Moron3D". That is the reality for every native Norwegian speaker, since "dust" means "moron" in Norwegian. I don't…
xyproto on HN
Requests
STL export
From 1 comment
Very cool! Did you come up with the interaction patterns yourself or is it inspired by something else? I can also imagine using this for quickly prototyping 3D prints. Have you…
micheljansen on HN
OBJ/STL import
From 2 comments
It's got some flaws, but for say, Ludum Dare, it's super cool to create assets quickly. I have been using OpenSCAD for the purpose of quickly creating models. Can Dust3d import…
smcameron on HNHi, thanks, currently support glb, fbx obj export, but without import supports, may be add in the future.
huxingyi on HN
Precise numeric size input
From 1 comment
Does it allow precision input of sizes, quickly like sketchup? I'm looking for sketchup replacement.
dplgk on HN
Questions
Which coordinate system it uses
From 1 comment
Does this use the same coordinate space[1] as Maya , or does it use the same coordinate space as Blender ? Blender has no end of hidden trouble importing to Unity because Unity…
tezza on HN
Roadmap for new features
From 1 comment
What's your roadmap for new features?
rjplatte on HN
Alternatives named
Blender
From 3 comments
This might be a stupid question but in the mosquito create video, what are the blue smudges he draws in the left portion of the image for? What are the blue lines dragged down in…
mrobot on HNThank you from the bottom of my heart for making an alternative to one of the most unfortunately convoluted, beyond unusable pieces of UI/UX garbage on the…
lostgame on HNIf you have any more than zero experience modelling, Blender offers this and a great number of other tools for modelling, rigging, and animation. Also, Blender is coming up on a…
microcolonel on HN
Fusion 360
From 1 comment
Curious to see how this performs against fusion 360. Autocorrect has gotten real aggressive on pricing and licenses of late. Also fusion forces you to save to autocad’s cloud and…
bredren on HN
SolveSpace
From 1 comment
Another simple libre CAD program is SolveSpace. It works more like Autodesk Inventor - you draw 2D sketches, pull them into 3D in different ways, repeat, and add constraints to…
avhon1 on HN
OpenSCAD
From 1 comment
It's got some flaws, but for say, Ludum Dare, it's super cool to create assets quickly. I have been using OpenSCAD for the purpose of quickly creating models. Can Dust3d import…
smcameron on HN
SketchUp
From 1 comment
Does it allow precision input of sizes, quickly like sketchup? I'm looking for sketchup replacement.
dplgk on HN