I accidentally put this on the sketch forum by accident...
Hey, are any of you programmers working on a software connectionwith SW to one of the head-tracking utilities? Since Johnny Leecreated his Wii Remote based head tracker, [ seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw] it has spurred a lot of other similar activity using generic USBcameras. I keep hoping that cheap desktop VR that will work with SWis just around the corner.
A few years ago I tried a similar thing with Inventor and using theprogram CAM-TO-PAN. The Cam-to-pan program was billed as a mousesubstitute that worked by a camera watching your face for movement.I was able to adjust the sensitivty of it, and reverse the Xdirection, so that it was able to function as a head tracker. But,to get it to work you had to initiate the "orbit" command and holdthe mouse button down. It worked, but was so cumbersome to use thatI didn't use it beyond the initial test.
It is frustrating to know that the potential is so close to beingavailable, but never seems to get beyond being a project by someoneat a university.
I keep hunting for a place to try out one of the stereoscopiccomputer monitors. But it seems such products get announced, andthen never make it to market. Samsung now has several of itsprojector TV's that can work with the LCD Shutter glasses, and evenhas a kit for users to purchase to do this. But, alas, even thoughthese stereoscopic-capable TVs are sold in Best Buy and CircuitCity, you can't see this feature being demonstrated.
Joe DunfeeSolidworksAdministration
Hey, are any of you programmers working on a software connectionwith SW to one of the head-tracking utilities? Since Johnny Leecreated his Wii Remote based head tracker, [ seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw] it has spurred a lot of other similar activity using generic USBcameras. I keep hoping that cheap desktop VR that will work with SWis just around the corner.
A few years ago I tried a similar thing with Inventor and using theprogram CAM-TO-PAN. The Cam-to-pan program was billed as a mousesubstitute that worked by a camera watching your face for movement.I was able to adjust the sensitivty of it, and reverse the Xdirection, so that it was able to function as a head tracker. But,to get it to work you had to initiate the "orbit" command and holdthe mouse button down. It worked, but was so cumbersome to use thatI didn't use it beyond the initial test.
It is frustrating to know that the potential is so close to beingavailable, but never seems to get beyond being a project by someoneat a university.
I keep hunting for a place to try out one of the stereoscopiccomputer monitors. But it seems such products get announced, andthen never make it to market. Samsung now has several of itsprojector TV's that can work with the LCD Shutter glasses, and evenhas a kit for users to purchase to do this. But, alas, even thoughthese stereoscopic-capable TVs are sold in Best Buy and CircuitCity, you can't see this feature being demonstrated.
Joe DunfeeSolidworksAdministration
