Virtual walkthrough software

[DJ-Studd]

Hmmm, here's a good one..

Is there any software that can take a max scene (or a DWG if need be) and allow a user to do a virtual walkthrough? Would like the user to walk through the scene from a human perspective.

Would be good if it were web based, ie flash or java (if it has to....).

Thanks guys!
-- DJ

[e3di]

Have a look at turntool...works straight out of max.

[Da_elf]

what about something like quake3 engine?

[DJ-Studd]

Thanks, I'll have a look at turntool.

I actually did think of using something like the quake or unreal engine.
Looks like I'm going to have to spend some time digging...

Cheers
-- DJ

[Syclone1]

The only BIG problem using game engines is the licencing, Ive heard it can be real steep

-dave

[EricKlein]

we've been looking at these three:

www.virtools.com

www.eonreality.com

www.adobe.com/products/acrobat3d/


Just had a demo from adobe, and I'm not certain how many poly's it can truely push, but the interface was quite easy...

e.

[oconv]

i've used irrlicht with sucess in the past, it's free and comes with a max exporter which can handle lightmaps.
it takes a bit to setup, cause you need a c++ compiler. but there are free tools around, and they have some good tutorials on their site on that.
once the setup for walkthroughs is done, it's a matter of minutes to insert a new scene, placing the camera and compile.

http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/

[Da_elf]

quake3 engine is freeware. with the upcomming quake4 they decided to release quake3 engine for free

[Syclone1]

quake3 engine is freeware. with the upcomming quake4 they decided to release quake3 engine for free

oooo nice, I must have missed that memo.

[Da_elf]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_III_engine