Virtual smile design tip: From 2D to 3D design with free software

Software Design for Smile Analysis

INTRODUCTION Esthetics and attractiveness of the smile is one of the major demands in contemporary orthodontic treatment. In order to improve a smile design, it is necessary to record "posed smile" as an intentional, non-pressure, static, natural and reproducible smile. The record then should be analyzed to determine its characteristics. In this study, we intended to design and introduce a soft...

Supporting Distributed Software Teams with 3D Virtual Worlds Design and prototype of a 3D virtual world environment for virtual collaboration in software engineering

Today, software engineering projects are prevalently performed by development teams that are geographically distributed over two or more locations. However, this trend also introduces a number of complications when it comes to communication between stakeholders, coordination of work, and control of the project. This thesis aims to develop a prototype of an environment in a 3D virtual world whic...

3D Engine Design for Virtual Globes

Design Agents in 3D Virtual Worlds

Design agents are rational agents that monitor and modify elements of a designed environment. Special characteristics of design agents include the ability to reason about patterns and concepts, and the ability to act autonomously in modifying or changing the design to achieve their own goals. 3D Virtual Worlds are multi-user distributed systems that provide a designed environment and a closed w...

Macroesthetic elements of smile design.

BACKGROUND Clinicians' expanding use of cosmetic restorative procedures has generated greater interest in the determination of esthetic guidelines and standards. The overall esthetic impact of a smile can be divided into four specific areas: gingival esthetics, facial esthetics, microesthetics and macroesthetics. In this article, the authors focus on the principles of macroesthetics, which repr...