Creating wireframes images?

[Dean Phillips]

Does anyone know how I would go about creating a wireframe
image for use in a image? I am creating a image in FW-MX and
would like to have a wireframe image of a doughnut shape
object in the background. It doesn't have to be detailed as
it is only going to be used to give a sort of futuristic
style look.

Is there anyway to create this effect in FW or Photoshop,
i'd rather not have to use some sort of 3D package.

Thanks.

[Ilya Razmanov]

"Dean Phillips" <my_spamNO@SPAMPLEASEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how I would go about creating a wireframe
> image for use in a image? I am creating a image in FW-MX and
> would like to have a wireframe image of a doughnut shape
> object in the background. It doesn't have to be detailed as
> it is only going to be used to give a sort of futuristic
> style look.
>
> Is there anyway to create this effect in FW or Photoshop,
> i'd rather not have to use some sort of 3D package.
>

Frankly, the only way to give it a good appearance would be using some 3D
package. Or manually drawing all the nodes with vector tools of FW.

Ilyich.
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[Dean Phillips]

Ilya Razmanov wrote:

> "Dean Phillips" <my_spamNO@SPAMPLEASEdsl.pipex.com> wrote

in message

> news:bm6mgm$mmt$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>> Does anyone know how I would go about creating a

wireframe

>> image for use in a image? I am creating a image in FW-MX

and

>> would like to have a wireframe image of a doughnut shape
>> object in the background. It doesn't have to be detailed

as

>> it is only going to be used to give a sort of futuristic
>> style look.
>>
>> Is there anyway to create this effect in FW or Photoshop,
>> i'd rather not have to use some sort of 3D package.
>>

>
> Frankly, the only way to give it a good appearance would

be using

> some 3D package. Or manually drawing all the nodes with

vector tools

> of FW.

Is there a standard format for a wireframe model? Does FW
accept all the popular formats? Also would I be able to
resize and color any model that I use?

[Ilya Razmanov]

"Dean Phillips" <my_spamNO@SPAMPLEASEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> Ilya Razmanov wrote:

> > "Dean Phillips" <my_spamNO@SPAMPLEASEdsl.pipex.com> wrote

> in message

> > news:bm6mgm$mmt$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> >> Does anyone know how I would go about creating a

> wireframe

> >> image for use in a image? I am creating a image in FW-MX

> and

> >> would like to have a wireframe image of a doughnut shape
> >> object in the background. It doesn't have to be detailed

> as

> >> it is only going to be used to give a sort of futuristic
> >> style look.
> >>
> >> Is there anyway to create this effect in FW or Photoshop,
> >> i'd rather not have to use some sort of 3D package.
> >>

> >
> > Frankly, the only way to give it a good appearance would

> be using

> > some 3D package. Or manually drawing all the nodes with

> vector tools

> > of FW.

>
> Is there a standard format for a wireframe model? Does FW
> accept all the popular formats? Also would I be able to
> resize and color any model that I use?
>

Frankly, there are no standard formats for 3D. For wireframe, some
AutoCAD-related ones, like DXF, plus probably VRML and 3DO, are most easy to
parse.

And no, FW does not accept ANY 3D format. FW is 2D editor. For FW to
"accept" 3D files and render something out of them, 3D rederer should be
added to FW. This is not the case. You should use separate 3D rendering
software. I remember myself being able to convert DXF models using
CrossRoads, then rendering them inti wireframe using POV-Ray, but it
required cobfiguring the latter in a very unusual way... I recommend you
trying to ask the question in rendering-related newsgroups. Maybe they will
suggest you something more user-friendy for that... All in all, the FW is
not the tool for that. You should use something more 3D-specific.

Ilyich.
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[Dean Phillips]

Ilya Razmanov wrote:

> "Dean Phillips" <my_spamNO@SPAMPLEASEdsl.pipex.com> wrote

in message

> news:bm6rdm$1sf$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>> Ilya Razmanov wrote:

>>> "Dean Phillips" <my_spamNO@SPAMPLEASEdsl.pipex.com>

wrote

>> in message

>>> news:bm6mgm$mmt$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>> Does anyone know how I would go about creating a

>> wireframe

>>>> image for use in a image? I am creating a image in

FW-MX

>> and

>>>> would like to have a wireframe image of a doughnut

shape

>>>> object in the background. It doesn't have to be

detailed

>> as

>>>> it is only going to be used to give a sort of

futuristic

>>>> style look.
>>>>
>>>> Is there anyway to create this effect in FW or

Photoshop,

>>>> i'd rather not have to use some sort of 3D package.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Frankly, the only way to give it a good appearance would

>> be using

>>> some 3D package. Or manually drawing all the nodes with

>> vector tools

>>> of FW.

>>
>> Is there a standard format for a wireframe model? Does FW
>> accept all the popular formats? Also would I be able to
>> resize and color any model that I use?
>>

>
> Frankly, there are no standard formats for 3D. For

wireframe, some

> AutoCAD-related ones, like DXF, plus probably VRML and

3DO, are most

> easy to parse.
>
> And no, FW does not accept ANY 3D format. FW is 2D editor.

For FW to

> "accept" 3D files and render something out of them, 3D

rederer should

> be added to FW. This is not the case. You should use

separate 3D

> rendering software. I remember myself being able to

convert DXF

> models using CrossRoads, then rendering them inti

wireframe using

> POV-Ray, but it required cobfiguring the latter in a very

unusual

> way... I recommend you trying to ask the question in
> rendering-related newsgroups. Maybe they will suggest you

something

> more user-friendy for that... All in all, the FW is not

the tool for

> that. You should use something more 3D-specific.
>

Thanks for the help.

[leann marcucci]

you mean, like this? from Linda Rathgeber's site- the best resources!

[url]http://www.playingwithfire.com/shapes/grid.html[/url]
or
[url]http://www.playingwithfire.com/shapes/spiraling.html[/url]
or any of the ones in the "shapes" area.

-leann

"Dean Phillips" <my_spamNO@SPAMPLEASEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:bm6mgm$mmt$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Does anyone know how I would go about creating a wireframe
> image for use in a image? I am creating a image in FW-MX and
> would like to have a wireframe image of a doughnut shape
> object in the background. It doesn't have to be detailed as
> it is only going to be used to give a sort of futuristic
> style look.
>
> Is there anyway to create this effect in FW or Photoshop,
> i'd rather not have to use some sort of 3D package.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[Dean Phillips]

leann marcucci wrote:

> you mean, like this? from Linda Rathgeber's site- the best

resources!

>
> [url]http://www.playingwithfire.com/shapes/grid.html[/url]
> or
> [url]http://www.playingwithfire.com/shapes/spiraling.html[/url]
> or any of the ones in the "shapes" area.
>

Thanks for the links, those are exactly the type of thing I
wanted.