Apps

Every tool here started as a problem I had on a real deadline.

These tools are built on deadline, not in theory. When a job needs something that a full 3D package makes slow, I build the small tool I wish existed and publish it, free, at has.tools.

They run in the browser, with nothing to install. Some people use the tools; others take the idea and build their own. Both are welcome.

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(01) The tools

Splay Exploded views of 3D models, animated on a timeline

Animation

Exploded views usually mean hand-rigging offsets, then redoing them every time the model changes.

HAS Lathe A potter’s wheel for 3D models

Modeling

Modeling a simple vase should not mean opening a full 3D package.

HAS Sculpt Digital clay, right in the browser

Sculpting

Blocking out a head or a rock shouldn’t start with installing a sculpting app and waiting for it to open.

PLAT Drop in rooms and the floor plan builds itself in 3D

Architecture

Real CAD is overkill when you just want to block out a space.

HAS Truss Draw a curve, get a truss rig

Modeling

Truss is in every stage and exhibition render, and tedious to model by hand. Along a curve it gets worse.

HAS Gallery Draw a gallery, walk it, hang the art

Spaces

Planning a show usually means graph paper or a full 3D package. This sits in between.

HAS Cabinet Parametric cabinets, with a cut list

Furniture

Modeling apps know nothing about millimeters, and CAD fights you on the fun part.

HAS Dither Node-based image dithering

Image

Most dithering tools do their math in raw 8-bit, which is why their output looks muddy.

HAS Books Shelves and piles of book props for any scene

Props

Every archviz render needs a bookshelf, and dressing one by hand takes an afternoon.