how can you make a 3D model of the Coliseum?
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i'd use some kind of bucket (cardboard) or one of those one gallon ice cream containers...cardboards easy to draw on and staple stuff to. and u can cut a slot in it if you want to open it up for a better view/easier access/whatever
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some ideas of what you could make the model from:\n\nstyrofoam\nclay with rocks\nlegos\npaper mache (shape your wall then take strips of newspapers dipped in glue and water mix and cover it..you can paint it when it dries)\nyou could use small boxes or cut up cereal boxes..and then paint them. \n\nor you could get really wacky and make it out of those little take out containers...or noodles..and shellac them. use your imagination!\n\nyou could even make a really tiny model and then build a model of a rocket that is larger..to show that it can be seen from space!
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build them yourself with a program like the GIMP or Jasc. it aint that hard... or you can get some off of google image search probably.
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The following link  has a tutorial \n\nhttp://www.ncsu.edu/project/graphicscourse/gc/acadtut/acadtut2000/acadtut-home.html
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Each 2D image shows some crosse section of the subject, let's say a brain.\n\nSay the brain is 20 centimetes deep. If you obtain one image for each centimeter of depth, print them out, cut out the brain shape, and then place them all so they are standing vertically next to one another and in order you will have a very good idea of what that brain looks like in 3D.\n\nThe more pictures you take the more accurate your model will be. With enough pictures you can easily guess at what fills the empty space between them and make a complete and accurate 3D model.
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Make a 3d model and print it out using anim8or @ anim8or.com\n\nIf that is not in option, try using a styrafoam block and carve it.
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Blender is a good free 3d modeling program. So is Anim8tor.
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Well, if you think about it, you shouldn't have to copy. To make any shape 3D from 2D, just give it DEPTH. Draw lines slightly up and tilted from each corner, then connect them accordingly. It's super easy once you get the concept.\n\nFor pictures, go to www.mathworld.com and search for cubes, prisms, etc.
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Try this open source 3D engine.  It's open source, so it's free:   http://www.ogre3d.org/
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Well, the first cheap (as in free) 3D modeling program that comes to my mind is Blender, which is available for several platforms. However, you may or may not find the interface kinda weird to use, depending on what you've used before.
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There are a few out there.\nPlan3D is a pretty good package (works on a monthly subscription)\nThere is also microspot 2d and 3d interior.\nOr Artifice design workshop lite.\nFailing that and if you have enough money i could write a program for you :)
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You can use a modelling tool such as 3dsMax, Maya, Lightwave and many more. For the first lesson, make a cube and paste the texture to the cube and translate and rotate the cube to see the effect. Save it as video format (Render) and see the result.\n\nTo have more control on the 3d modelling you need to learn DirectX.
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http://www.shsu.edu/~rca_www/facilities/coliseum.html\n\nthis is the website online...it should have the info.
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http://www.webreference.com/3d/ Try that, good luck with the assignment.
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pretty sure he meant gif animation..\n\nI've included a link to a good site that explains the process and a link to a inexpensive commercial software for building them.
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Download DirectX\n\ndetails in the attached link:
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You could use a program like Adobe Flash MX to create a Flash animation. (http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/flashpro/)\n\nThat's simpler than if you wanted more complex animations enabled by 3D modelers and such (see http://www.blender.org for a free 3d animation program).\n\nOr if your target is the web then along with flash you might consider javascript: http://www.google.com/search?q=javascript+animation&num=200&btnG=Go