3D MODELING FOR WILDLIFE
ENCYCLOPEDIA USING BLENDER
Sallar Khan
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology. Karachi, Pakistan.
E-mail: sallarkhan_92@yahoo.com
Sallar Channa
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology. Karachi, Pakistan.
E-mail: salarchana55@gmail.com
Syed Abbas Ali
N.E.D University of Engineering and Technology. Karachi, Pakistan.
E-mail: saaj.research@yahoo.com
Muhammad Haaris Khan
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology. Karachi, Pakistan.
E-mail: haariskhan255@gmail.com
Arhum Hayat Qazi
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology. Karachi, Pakistan.
E-mail: arhum.hayat@gmail.com
Kamran Mengal
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology. Karachi, Pakistan.
E-mail: kami_mengal@hotmail.com
Recepción: 30/07/2019 Aceptación: 20/09/2019 Publicación: 06/11/2019
Citación sugerida:
Khan, S., Channa, S., Ali, S.A., Khan, M.H., Qazi, A.H. y Mengal, K. (2019). 3D
modeling for Wildlife Encyclopedia using Blender. 3C Tecnología. Glosas de innovación
aplicadas a la pyme. Edición Especial, Noviembre 2019, 133-147. doi: http://dx.doi.
org/10.17993/3ctecno.2019.specialissue3.133-147
Suggested citation:
Khan, S., Channa, S., Ali, S.A., Khan, M.H., Qazi, A.H. & Mengal, K. (2019). 3D
modeling for Wildlife Encyclopedia using Blender. 3C Tecnología. Glosas de innovación
aplicadas a la pyme. Speciaal Issue, November 2019, 133-147. doi: http://dx.doi.
org/10.17993/3ctecno.2019.specialissue3.133-147
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ABSTRACT
In this modern era of technology, the ways of learning are changing drastically,
and 3D is becoming one of the popular learning methods around the globe for
experts and researchers. While it has been observed from past studies that the wildlife
researchers, students, and experts need dierent sources like books and websites to
gather and learn information about wildlife, which may be a time taking task and old
approach seems to be. In this paper, we have used a 3D creation software blender for
developing live 3D models of dierent species and providing a complete user friendly
control to the user which will assist them to retrieve any information about dierent
species from region to region around the world. These models are less complex and
more attractive way of learning for the user.
KEYWORDS
3D Modeling, Blender, Wildlife, Animation.
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1. INTRODUCTION
The universe of 3D illustrations is an intricate eld, powering ventures from gaming
and lm to design and building. 3D specialists and fashioners utilize explicit procedures
and procedures like 3D visual computerization, rendering, perception, and activity
to breathe life into a dream onscreen. Be that as it may, we are in the beginning of
another kind of vivid registering, where 3D models will turn into a run of the mill
resource we will almost certainly nd on sites. The utilization of 3D introductions,
as fundamental method for showing items or administrations in another period of
web innovation wherein the online world, as observed from our perspective, there
is a wide scope of choices for the acknowledgment of 3D plan where it very well
may be utilized in a one of a kind, and unique way, showing the article from various
perspectives, from the presentation of the subject’s detail to connection or mobility
of parts. 3D models can speak to any item, any administration, and can be utilized
as an outline of the item, generation innovation, and so forth in any part of the
industry, including those branches that don’t have direct contact with 3D structure or
exercises whose items or administrations are of “elusive” nature.
There has been a few learning on realistic, verbalized, 3D models of the animal body.
Taking in of model from a little arrangement of 3D outputs of toy dolls in subjective
postures has been done through utilizing a novel part-based shape model for guring
an underlying enrollment to the sweeps, subsequent to normalizing their posture,
getting a measurable shape model, and by rening the enlistments and the model
together, they precisely adjusted creature checks from various quadruped families
with altogether dierent shapes and presents, and with the enlistment to a typical
format, a shape space speaking to creatures of various species were found out (Zu,
Kanazawa, Jacobs, & Black, 2017).
The other research demonstrated the guideline of a programmed change from a
2D site page into a 3D site and explained about 3D portrayal strategies and change
systems connected to change over a conventional two-dimensional website page into
a completely utilitarian three-dimensional stage through the strategies and ideas
dependent on advances like HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Hristov, & Petkov, 2016).
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A strategy for displaying a practical inside of a structure dependent on polygonal
information from stereoscopic picture sets is introduced. Subsequent to accepting
the information from a past stage in a pipeline, for rendering and sending out a
model into the game motor Irrlicht, 3D demonstrating project Blender is utilized. To
transport the information from crude data into .obj document, shipper and vertex
consolidating tools are made. .obj records are utilized for the presentation of a work
in Blender and after that are traded into COLLADA group for rendering in Irrlicht
(Ribe, Killian, & Anderson, 2012).
Presentation of 3D information procurement gear and displaying strategies were given
and the characters and improvements of the laser ltering framework and Image-
Based Modeling and Rendering (IBMR) were likewise examined, also introduces
applications of 3D modeling including tissue Engineering and heritage protection
(Luan, Xie, Ying, & Wu, 2008). An article introduced a product module intended for
procient and advantageous representation of 3D models inside the internet browser
condition written in JavaScript by exploiting the HTML 5 standard, concentrating
on the cell phones, unique consideration was given on eectiveness and low system
utilization, likewise a proposed arrangement dependent on dynamic work spilling
was contrasted and the server-side rendering approach (Sawicki & Chaber, 2013).
The presentation of the compelling perception of 3D lattices dependent on the
inherent highlights of an internet browser supporting HTML5 (Canvas, WebGL)
norms was introduced and the calculations identied with dynamic work spilling
over Internet system were examined and was exhibited that utilizing depicted
programming, 3D models could be eectively imagined on any advanced, cell
phone (web tablets, PDAs or netbooks) (Sawicki & Chaber, 2012). A theory was
exhibited to make a water reenactment utilizing WebGL and Three.js, which
they talked about, will rely upon an illustrations part called a shader that
produces moving water and actualizes a water surface. They expected the last
recreation should look practical and be execution situated so it tends to be utilized in
enormous scenes (Pereira, 2013). The examination was exhibited on the utilization
of 3D demonstrating thought about when developing and breaking down point of
view projections and shadows for the formation of a photograph sensible picture.
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The point of view of the development venture and the portrayal of its picture
were given for instance. They considered the advancement of a dynamic square
as a strategy for graphical information amassing and robotization of geometric
improvements. The case of the dynamic square development at making a support
hub was illustrated. The developments were considered as connected to Auto-CAD
programming (Kheyfets, & Vasilieva, 2017). A paper was displayed for general
strategies and rules to successfully assemble a basic model made of shortcomings
and skylines from normal inadequate information. A run of the mill 3D auxiliary
displaying work process dependent on triangulated surfaces were portrayed. Their
aspiration was not to supplant programming client directs but rather to give key
ideas, standards, and methods to be connected during geomodeling undertakings,
with a spotlight on quality control (Caumon, Collon-Drouaillet, Le Carlier de Veslud,
Viseur, & Sausse, 2009). A paper was composed on the primary 3D stereo motion
picture made with Blender as per high philological guidelines and identied with the
historical backdrop of a whole city with four distinctive geo-referenced authentic
advanced territory models and a few situations, from the Etruscan up to the present
day. The way of thinking made for this armation concentrated on open source and
interdisciplinary structure (Ponti, 2013).
Drawing on their work with the Digital Life Project, they depicted their procedure
for utilizing open-source programming to reproduce living creatures in 3D, from
photograph catch to movement. They analyzed the training and specialty of creating
3D models of live creatures utilizing photogrammetry (deriving estimations in 3D
space utilizing photos), Focusing especially on the specialized work process utilizing
open-source programming. A paper went for loosening up the demonstrating cost
of the genuine space and the getting to cost on WWW proposed a straightforward
methodology by utilizing beautiful pictures taken by a computerized camera or a
camcorder without mutilating them and by amplifying or contracting a symbol
picture and gluing it on a foundation grand picture as per the client’s contribution,
there had the option to imagine the profundity of the scene as pseudo-3D space. The
technique was known as the picture based non-rendering (IBNR), they accentuated
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on two Focuses, the scene independency, and the stage independency (Tsukamoto,
1999).
A research paper gave knowledge into HTML 5 components, (for example, canvas
and foundation specialists), JavaScript and Web Graphics Library (WebGL)
advancements, and portrayed the experience picked up in utilizing the most recent
developments for customer side programming by utilizing the program as an
application preparing unit to empower module free running of a high caliber and
processing serious game application with 3D illustrations rendering and material
science impacts (Nazarov & Galletly, 2013).
An examination inspected the impact of site dimensionality on psychological
ingestion, saw usability, and, in a roundabout way, saw site value and expectations to
purchase web-based utilizing the site. Their discoveries demonstrated that shopping
sites utilizing 3D conditions are related without lifting a nger of utilization and
lower intellectual retention, contrasted with conventional 2D sites. They believed
the impact of site dimensionality on subjective assimilation is directed by client
experience (Visinescu, Sidorova, Jones, & Prybutok, 2015). A 3D reference book
site of the protein nucleic corrosive and other biomolecule structures was made
as a method for imparting biomolecule structures to an assorted logical group of
spectators it presents basic explanation in a natural intelligent arrangement which
enables individuals from mainstream researchers to contribute their very own
comments. they gave a status report on their webpage by depicting propels in the web
asset concentrating on highlights of potential direct use to established researchers
and furthermore talked about its encouraging as a community-oriented 3d-reference
book of structures just as its utilization as a supplement to logical distributions and
PowerPoint introductions and portrayed the site’s utilization for 3D representation in
structure-related teaching method (Prilusky, 2011).
Further paper is divided into these sections, in second our overall research approach
is dened, while in 3
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section results are discussed according with modeling phase, in
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section we gave our hypothesis in the shape of future work and in the last section
we have concluded our research in conclusion section.
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2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The accomplishment of our undertaking and our possible strategy of making the
3D models of creatures through an open-source program and sending it into a site
relies on the immense measure of point by point examine on creatures and 3D
demonstrating. We have analyzed a few types of creatures and noticed the subtleties
of their body parts from head to toe. Our examination centers on giving data
about creatures by utilizing the 3D demonstrating system we have proted by a 3D
displaying programming framework considered Blender and utilized it to alter a 2D
picture into a 3D model to give it a reasonable look and feel.
2.1. 3D MODEL CREATION
The background image has been chosen for the desired 3D model and image axis
was set to left, right, top, bottom, front and back through the software blender 3D.
The whole body of the desired shape is created with the help of tool cube, as this tool
helps in resizing, scaling and extending the shape, minor details are given through
vertices as shown in Figure 1. The cube is mutilated according to the need of the
shape through ‘CONTROL+R’. The key ‘B’ is used to select a specic area on the
model. ‘CONTROL’ key was used for the selection of dierent points/vertices at the
same time and the key ‘E’ is used for extending the selected area for scaling of the
cube the key ‘S’ and rotation the key ’R’ is used. The desired shape is created with
the help of tool cube.
Figure 1. Mutilating the cube according to the shape of background image.
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The tools used in this process are. Cube, UV sphere and Plane and for transformation
rotate, scale and translate are used for smoothing the vertices, the mesh tools are used
along with shading. The ‘TAB’ key is used to select the working done on the object as
shown in Figure 2.1 while the ‘A’ key selects and deselect the whole object. There is
another key known as ‘ESC’ key it always cancels blender functions without changes
and fortunately we did not use it. And for the wireframe ‘Z’ key is used in Figure 2.2.
As shown in Figure 3, to check the result of our working on the model we took the
help of SHIFT+Z key it showed us the rendered model.
Figure 2.1. All the working done on object is selected.
Figure 2.2. Visualizing the model in wireframe mode.
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Figure 3. 3D demonstration of the object after being rendered.
2.2. APPLYING 2D IMAGE TEXTURE USING UV WRAP
We also used the mirror modier to cut the mesh/cube in half. Eyes of the 3D model
are made with UV sphere tool by using the key ‘I’ to do the inset. We used it on the
face behind the eye and behind the nails. In the end after completing the shape of
the 3D model we applied the texture in Figure 4, by clicking on the material tab and
adding a new material on the texture tab. After selecting the image type we click on
open button and selected the texture which we wanted to apply. After changing the
coordinates to UV, we have changed the default window to UV editing window. Two
screens appeared on our laptop.
Figure 4. 2D image texture applied on object using UV wrap.
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2.3. UNWRAPPING THE MODEL
In UV editing window we select the texture which we had already added in default
window. We then selected the model and went to the edit mode, pressed the ‘U’ key
to unwrap the model. In the default window we selected the texture in viewport
shading and the nal model can be seen in viewport shading. Now we rendered our
model to see the result of our working Figure 5.
Figure 5. Rendered 3D visualization of the model after un wrapping the texture.
3. 3D MODELING AND RESULTS
3D demonstrating is the way toward building up a numerical portrayal of any
surface of an item in 3 measurements through specic programming. Blender is one
of the free and open-source 3D creation software. It bolsters the sum of the 3D
pipeline that is displaying, xing, liveliness, rendering, composting, nishing, and
movement following even video altering and game creation. In our project we have
benetted it from the blender 3D modeling software by using it in modifying the
image into a 3D model to give it a realistic look. 3D displaying has changed the way
venture plans are exhibited. It resembles consolidating various 2D illustrations and
gluing them together. It has without a doubt changed the way we take a gander at
undertakings and how we present data. The maxim “words usually can’t do a picture
justice” is really duplicated when a picture can be moved, turned, controlled, and
hued. 3D demonstrating can give you a lovely one-shot image of your structure. It
is progressively reasonable, speedier and simpler than 2D. You can likewise put your
undertaking in other 3D models to check clearances, address access and departure,
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and even envision sightlines. Simple on the spot changes can be made to decide their
reasonability.
After following all the steps above, we get a perfectly shaped textured 3D model of
animal, which can benet any individual throughout the world who is eager to learn
more about animals and wildlife. The gures [6-8] are representing the rendered 3D
models of animals as an example.
Figure 6. Rendered 3D model after applying diffuse colors in the areas.
Figure 7. Rendered 3D model of the animal after unwrapping a 2D image texture.
Figure 8. Rendered 3D model of a Panda after applying diffuse colors in the areas of the object.
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4. FUTURE WORK
In future we will deploy our 3D models to our website where users will be able
rotate the model in 360° and will get enough information by hovering the mouse
into that body part. We will be labeling the information on models through dierent
programming frameworks like three.js. We will accomplish our goal of making things
easy by giving much information with details about wildlife. This project will serve
students, families, scholars and educators around the world. This project evolves 3D
multimedia educational brand to suit the constant needs of learners today.
5. CONCLUSION
3D processing is an emerging and growing need in the multimedia domain. The
successful method to create 3D recreation of pictures is altering three-dimensional
meshes to t the state of the item. If we want to see the object in its natural posture,
it is very important to understand how the object can be eloquent and de-shaped.
This research paper presents a method of deforming and articulating an object
from 2D image to a 3D model. We have worked on cubes and UV sphere and by
applying texture, our 3D models show that using the tools eectively works well. We
hope this work of our will motivate further developments in the eld of 3D blender
software and it will enable completely mechanized 3D displaying of creatures from
2D pictures soon.
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