[Papervision3D] PV3d vs. Away3D - what the difference? BE SPECIFIC!

[Peter Kapelyan]

Hey Ralph,

For puposes of being fair, the answer you'll get from this question from
just this list would only give you a 1/2 answer :) That's all I meant.

To get the full "intelligent" answer it would be fair to ask users of both
engines, that simple :)

-Pete

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Ralph Hauwert <r.hauwert at gmail.com> wrote:

> An intelligent answer like, referring someone to another place ? Nah,
> you're wrong Peter.
> I'm not going to digg deep in this,
> but by now Away3D has branched far from Papervision3D, even though originally it was just a branch.
>
> Away3D seems to be focussing a lot on code generated geometry etc, and
> seems to be built more for code structure.
> Papervision3D is focussing more on importing models, rather then
> generating, and the code structure is optimized for speed.
>
> With both engines beeing good in their own fields (Papervision3D is
> significantly faster when just showing moving 3D objects, where Away3D has
> more hooks for optimizing for still scenes, although both engine can do the
> same in that field), I'd advise anyone to have a look at all engines for
> their purpose. Although there is a reason why Papervision3D is a household
> name ;-)
>
> Ralph.
>
>
> On Jul 2, 2009, at 4:37 PM, Peter Kapelyan wrote:
>
> If you ask this question on the Away3D list, you'll probably get a more
> intelligent answer :)
>
> -Pete
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:26 AM, andysk8er <elbarto37 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Okay, I have been researching this and I can't find a definitive answer.
>> What
>> is the main difference between PV3D and Away3D? Don't give me a bunch of
>> nebulous statements like "Papervision has more shaders" or "Away handles
>> Interactive materials better" or "PV is faster." What I really want to
>> know
>> is this:
>>
>> WHAT WAS EACH ENGINE BUILT FOR?
>>
>> It looks like PV3D has a broad feature set that was intended mostly for
>> websites, applications and viewers.
>>
>> Away looks like it was designed with making 3D games and game environments
>> in mind.
>>
>> Is this true or am I off the mark? I don't really care about things like
>> "Away has a torus as a native object." I'm really just curious which
>> engine
>> fits a certain type of project better than another. If I have a project
>> spec, how can I decide which engine to use?
>>
>> I'm not trying to start any arguments about the engines. I'm very familiar
>> with Papervision and have built several projects in it. I haven't used
>> Away3D, but I'm starting to think that a few of it's features may be
>> helpful
>> for a game I am designing in my spare time. Any advice from anyone here?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Andy.
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