Another Probe or 3D model development link

"Fred Smith" <imserv@...> wrote:
Subject: Another Probe or 3D model development link

This one has tactile feedback. A little more sophisticated than some
of the simple digitizers like the Microscribe or Faro arms:

http://www.sensable.com/products/desktop.htm

Best Regards,

Fred Smith
IMService

[This is a very cool tool, but it's not a digitizer. What this does is
allow you to "sculpt" freely in space, either in additive or subtractive
mode, and be able to "feel" the virtual 3d object you're working on, due to
variable resistance in the joints of the arm. As well as freehand
sculpting, it allows you to import objects, either from a digitizer or 3d
modeling program, and work on them utilizing the sense of touch. Not cheap
though, and it requires one heckuva computer to run on.

Actually, the Microscribe and Faro arms have even better tactile feedback,
since you are touching an actual object.]

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com



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