3d ammo box experiments

Vlim · 03-26-2009, 12:52 PM

Been playing with some 3d box design software.
This enabled me to scan the sides of some old cartridge boxes, display them in 3d and even rotate them.

Enjoy

Vlim · 03-26-2009, 01:07 PM

Geco Box

Vlim · 03-26-2009, 01:21 PM

Swiss box, 1937.

Edward Tinker · 03-26-2009, 01:22 PM

Very cool, but can you slow them down?

Ed

Vlim · 03-26-2009, 01:27 PM

Ed, I'm trying to. Saving them in animated gif and keeping them at an acceptable rate is a bit of a challenge

Edward Tinker · 03-26-2009, 01:36 PM

I am looking on line, its pretty cool and the link I looked at was $29.95

mauro · 03-26-2009, 01:46 PM

Hi Gerben,
Cool...
Next time we meet each other you should show me how you do this.

Cheers,
Mauro

Vlim · 03-26-2009, 01:55 PM

Ed, yes, the package is relatively cheap. It also makes great AVI's. Nice for show-and-tell situations (or as a background on shows).

Mauro, it's actually pretty easy. The software is designed to create virtual boxes for software, book covers, CD-Rom packages, etc... It enables one to play with the properties of a simple box shape and to stick images on them. So all that is needed is a number of scans of boxes (front, rear, top, left and right side) and import them. The software does all the calculations, rendering and animations.

Steinar · 03-26-2009, 03:20 PM

pretty neat.. what's this program named?

Vlim · 03-26-2009, 03:31 PM

Steinar,

There's a actually a number of programs that perform similar tasks. One of them can create stills only, the others offer the possibility to export animations as GIF or AVI files:

"Boxshot 3D" does stills."
"3D Packshot" and "3D Box Shot" can do the animations as well.

Here's a still I did with "Boxshot 3D":

Imperial Arms · 03-26-2009, 11:50 PM

I am getting diizzzyyyy with all the spinning!!!

Albert

Vlim · 03-27-2009, 12:20 PM

Nice

Here are some still shots, less dizzyness

Vlim · 04-19-2009, 04:26 PM

Some shots of ammo boxes I found at the local Cartridge Collector's show. Mostly 1950s stuff.

03-26-2009, 12:52 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	3d ammo box experiments Been playing with some 3d box design software. This enabled me to scan the sides of some old cartridge boxes, display them in 3d and even rotate them. Enjoy Attached Thumbnails

03-26-2009, 01:07 PM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Geco Box Attached Thumbnails

03-26-2009, 01:21 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Swiss box, 1937. Attached Thumbnails

03-26-2009, 01:36 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,030 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	I am looking on line, its pretty cool and the link I looked at was $29.95 __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

03-26-2009, 01:46 PM	#7
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Hi Gerben, Cool... Next time we meet each other you should show me how you do this. Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

03-26-2009, 01:22 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,030 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Very cool, but can you slow them down? Ed

03-26-2009, 01:27 PM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Ed, I'm trying to. Saving them in animated gif and keeping them at an acceptable rate is a bit of a challenge

03-26-2009, 01:55 PM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Ed, yes, the package is relatively cheap. It also makes great AVI's. Nice for show-and-tell situations (or as a background on shows). Mauro, it's actually pretty easy. The software is designed to create virtual boxes for software, book covers, CD-Rom packages, etc... It enables one to play with the properties of a simple box shape and to stick images on them. So all that is needed is a number of scans of boxes (front, rear, top, left and right side) and import them. The software does all the calculations, rendering and animations.

03-26-2009, 03:20 PM	#9
Steinar User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,538 Thanks: 18 Thanked 36 Times in 21 Posts	pretty neat.. what's this program named? __________________ Previously known as Morgan Kane

03-26-2009, 03:31 PM	#10
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Steinar, There's a actually a number of programs that perform similar tasks. One of them can create stills only, the others offer the possibility to export animations as GIF or AVI files: "Boxshot 3D" does stills." "3D Packshot" and "3D Box Shot" can do the animations as well. Here's a still I did with "Boxshot 3D": Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

03-26-2009, 11:50 PM	#11
Imperial Arms Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Malta, EU Posts: 579 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	I am getting diizzzyyyy with all the spinning!!! Albert

03-27-2009, 12:20 PM	#12
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Nice Here are some still shots, less dizzyness Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

04-19-2009, 04:26 PM	#13
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Some shots of ammo boxes I found at the local Cartridge Collector's show. Mostly 1950s stuff. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images