Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone can help, I do a lot of 3d cgi for clients.
I want to get into implementing 3d elements into website designs that I am making. There are some cool programmes out there to help me, such as Enliven.

However, I also want to be able to do some custom stuff within that and beyond.
Can anyone reccomend me what scripting should I look to learn?

At the moment I am thinking of using javascript, xhtml along with a wysiwyg editer for html which I already have.

Any advice would be really good thanks!

I know shockwave has some 3d involved with it, the unity3d engine has web client support, but the developer has to have a mac, also I know flash has a plugin, I believe its called swift3d, that loads, and shows 3d models.

I'd say go for flash-representation. It's what most 3d portfolio showcase developers use and have found it to be good choice.

Thanks for advice, I have used all those before, swift 3d, shockwave, vecta 3d etc.

I dont really like flash as 3d as you cannot go truly interactive.
I would love to buy unity 3d but a big pricetag!

I was really wondering about scripting to learn so I can implement 3d using packages such as Enliven by viewpoint and be able to push it further and also be able to edit general websites beyond just using a wysiwyg editor.

So I guess javascript, xhtml are good scripting languages to learn.
Any other ones worth looking into with conceern for todays technology?

You may tell me not to bother with scripting, but just using graphics tools I often find restrictive for some things I need to so.....

If you indeed are going to make a site for portfolio, don't bother using too much time on the interactivity or so, I'd just like to rotate models. High-end models just as images or .mpg/.avi representations are just fine. Making the site too complicated makes one lose the sight of the actual product, 3D-CGI.

For scripting stuff, use JavaScript for stuff you want people to run on their computer, and PHP/cgi scripts for everything else. Flash for graphical interface.

I recall Discreet I think it was, who launched a 3D flash MAX version called Plasma from memory, maybe that could be the tool you want?