3DVIA Virtools itself is a fantastic tool for creating fun and interactive content. Companies like Nickelodeon have an entire section of their site dedicated to learning games created with Virtools. Others like Little Chicken Inc have created a successful business based on 3DVIA Virtools. Just recently I posted a blog about Smashing Toys, a game created by Leon Brothers Game Studio, currently being distributed by Valve’s Steam software. You can find even more successful uses of 3DVIA Virtools in our Studio Section.

And that’s just the recent news in the entertainment sector!

Please email me at juan.delrio@3ds.com and we can connect, and quickly solve any problems you are experiencing.

Is there anybody out there that can can help, does “Virtools” exist ? Does anyone really have it working ? We looking to teach 3D modeling as this area has none other than us. We are the only ones with any experience with 3d Virtual Reality Modeling. The 3DXML format is a real problem that’s not compatible with any other. We do know so far that lighting functions such as F-Point don’t work in your 3dvia Player.

These problems have gone on so long, we are starting up Public Discussion forums outside 3dvia and 3DS and you’ll find questions like “Does 3dvia Virtools exist”, “Is 3dvia a Virtual Reality Engine”, “What is the purpose of 3dvia”, “What does Dassault Systems and 3dvia software cost”, What provisions do they have for Educators like us”, “What is 3dvia compatible with”, and so on.

After almost a year, we know of not one person or organization using Dassault Systems 3dvia software with any success. To date, all the models uploaded on the 3dvia by us are made with 3dsMax and Maya because 3dvia is not compatible with anything. It does not make any sense to to make and upload proprietary models in 3ds just to convert them to 3DXML which nobody else seems to be able to use.

In conclusion, we teach 3D modeling in conjunction with the local colleges and and were hoping to move beyond Autodesk and 3dsMax which lead us to you, 3dvia, Dessault Systems almost a year ago. Unfortunately, no progress has been made and we’ve yet to see Dassault Systems software work even once. The only thing that sort-of works is the Player.

Please contact as soon as possible, we have many students waiting to see this thing work and what it can do. Thanks much, Cathy