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Virtual Sculptor

Virtual Sculptor is an application using MicroScribe controller to shape virtual block of material.

Made at
Gdańsk University of Technology
Hardware
MicroScribe 3D digitiser

Developed at Gdańsk University of Technology.

User can create new virtual block of material or load it from FBX file and shape it using 3-axis controller MicroScribe. Form can be cut, sliced, hewn or polished using controller as a chisel, saw and grindstone. Sculpture can be dynamically rotated and moved using joystick or keyboard in conjunction with shaping. History of operations is stored in memory and can be undone. Final form can be saved to FBX. Application can be ran with mouse or joystick instead of MicroScribe, but with limited usability.

Program and source code can be downloaded here.

Screenshots

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