3D Graphics

Here are some 3D images of randomly selected things, with brief explanations.
(Note: Some of the images have lost some sharpness due to their conversion to the smaller-filed JPEG format. For an original copy, e-mail me.)

Kazoo - 15 KB

Inspired by a kazoo that I received at a Purim S'udah, I think this picture came out looking pretty good, considering that it was my first real picture.

Dice - 28 KB

Dice seemed like an easy thing to make, so I figured, "Why not?" If you look closely, you can even see the reflection of the left die in the five dots of the right one.
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Infinity Software - 38 KB

I though of a great concept logo for an imaginary company named "Infinity Software." (At least I though it was imaginary. I checked it out on the web and found it to be real. Oh well.) It is made up of the letters "I" and (a slightly slanted) "S" to form the initials of the company, and those two letters also form the symbol for the concept of infinity.
You can see an animated version of this logo on my 3D Animations page.

Juggling Man - 54 KB

Here's a still shot of my Juggling Man. It doesn't even begin to do justice to the animated version of it, which you can see on my 3D Animations page.
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Juggling Machine - 46 KB

Here's a still shot of my Juggling Machine. Again, check out the animated version for the full effect. You can find it on my 3D Animations page.

Puzzle - 44 KB

For my programming languages class, we had to write a C++ program that would solve this puzzle (among others). The object is to slide the pieces around (no twisting or lifting) until the big, white, square piece at the bottom makes it to anywhere along the top rim. (The bird's eye view in the corner may help to indicate the proportional sizes of the pieces.) The shortest way of doing it takes 86 moves. (Moving one piece along two spaces counts as two moves.) An animation of it can be seen on my 3D Animations page.

Hourglass - 80 KB

A simple hourglass with the sand flowing through. I think the reflection and refraction are particulary interesting, though everybody seems to like the shadow.

LOOK! Logo - 34 KB

The story behind this is similar to the Infinity Software logo above. I thought of the company name and logo, and I was actually planning on using this one. (My Hebrew initials, reish aleph vav, can be pronounced as meaning "look.") Unfortunately, I found some guy on the web who's already using the name (though he doesn't have a clever logo for it).

Spiral - 55 KB

An interesting spiral design, inspired by an M. C. Escher drawing I once saw. There's nothing impossible about it our anything; I just think it looks cool.
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Mobius Twist - 54 KB

Another simply interesting design, inspired by a mobius strip, only slightly more twisted and colorful.

Wooden Model - 64 KB

This is a "replica" of the wooden artist's model in my sister's apartment. I can actually move the joints around to any position (though it's not nearly as easy as the real thing - I have to specify each joint's angles along the three different axes), and I hope to make some animations out of this guy if I ever have the time. If you have any good name suggestions for him (besides "Woody" - too obvious), please e-mail me.
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