A Remote Cooperative Design System Using Interactive 3d Graphics

Abstract

This paper presents a distributed system for the cooperative design in a 3D virtual environment with full interactive 3D graphics functionality. The system includes a multi-site 3D cooperative editor, a database and a cooperative support platform. The users can design and modify a common 3D virtual world from remote sites simultaneously and cooperatively via long distance communication network. The design information can be stored into the design database and retrieved from it. The cooperative and communication support platform keeps the application away from the network process detail.