I am currently working on 3 improvements for the buildinginstructions.js project. One of these is more realistic rendering.
![[Image: IDarxYs.png]](https://i.imgur.com/IDarxYs.png)
As you can see, I have a lot of work ahead of me. Currently there are 3 tasks which have to be finished:
1) Proper computation of normals. In the picture above I have used the built-in normal calculation. There is another post on this forum where we discuss normals, and I will be implementing a custom normal calculation which ensures hard edges where we have lines of type 2.
2) Rendering of special materials. I am currently pretty happy with how rubber is rendered. However. Having proper rendering of chrome and metal will require both a proper environment map, and other textures. My hope is that I will end up with some really neat looking parts, but this is unfortunately a new area for me.
3) Reflections, shadows and floor should be added. There are tutorials showing how to do this with three.js and I just have to find the time to do this right... unless someone else want to take it on and create some pull requests
As you can see, I have a lot of work ahead of me. Currently there are 3 tasks which have to be finished:
1) Proper computation of normals. In the picture above I have used the built-in normal calculation. There is another post on this forum where we discuss normals, and I will be implementing a custom normal calculation which ensures hard edges where we have lines of type 2.
2) Rendering of special materials. I am currently pretty happy with how rubber is rendered. However. Having proper rendering of chrome and metal will require both a proper environment map, and other textures. My hope is that I will end up with some really neat looking parts, but this is unfortunately a new area for me.
3) Reflections, shadows and floor should be added. There are tutorials showing how to do this with three.js and I just have to find the time to do this right... unless someone else want to take it on and create some pull requests