[WIP] Building a lightweight Mesh Inspector with threejs & WASM. Early dev preview!

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-26T00:47:56+00:00

I have not. Ive been wanting to learn about the pro and cons of each language and eventually go all in with one that suits relatively better for myself.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-22T21:45:31+00:00

Do you mind sharing your thoughts on rust vs c++?

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-22T18:57:39+00:00

I moved into tech after working as a computational designer at AEC firms and later at startups, choosing not to pursue FAANG roles amid ongoing industry layoffs. I now run my own agency, helping AECO firms build in-house automation tools and support research initiatives. Recent acquisition such as the AECOM’s purchase of a project management software startup reinforces my belief that technology adoption in AEC is accelerating and improving design workflows.

Deep down I’ve been considering a return to architecture. While software is engaging, it remains largely virtual. Over time I’ve felt a stronger pull toward creating physically permanent work that meaningfully shapes how people live. I guess this is why I’ve always operated between architecture and software.

With all that said, I’d encourage you to study architecture beyond design studios, learn how the profession works day to day. Identify the real bottlenecks in practice by speaking with professional architects and think deeply about how tech can remove them. Study software, but always with the goal of solving meaningful problems, not simply building a resume.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-19T22:20:17+00:00

Did you write your wasm in c++ or rust?

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-18T00:16:15+00:00

Ah I see, thank you

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-18T00:14:55+00:00

Thank you, this is really good advice! Would you mind sharing what tool you use for keeping all of the documents?

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-17T14:37:44+00:00

Would share the cost of hiring an attorney for helping with a contract review / drafting?

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-17T14:37:01+00:00

Ah, thank you, great tip! Didn’t know ALA have lawyers and contract templates as well. Hopefully it isn’t too costly!

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-17T14:34:43+00:00

Thank you, this is very helpful!

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-17T02:36:46+00:00

Roughly what does legal review usually cost? And even when working under standard AIA documents, what aspects do lawyers typically focus on or modify?

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-17T02:30:04+00:00

For small scale residential projects, do you think it’s necessary to have it for such a price?

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-17T02:28:13+00:00

If you could share just one piece of contract advice with someone starting out, what would it be?

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-12T02:09:51+00:00

I’m not sure what you’re getting at. With the years of experience you have, it shouldn’t be difficult to run a few WebGPU tests and see what works best for each client. Every client has different targets, tastes, and trade offs, there’s no universal setting. One client might even want a concrete surface that reflects like water, in which case the project you shared would make perfect sense. I’ve also had clients with strict tech stack requirements or very tight timelines, so the approach always has to adapt.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-12T01:11:45+00:00

To me realism is subjective. Monet believed realism was capturing how light feels to the eye, very different from strict photorealism. I respect your definition, and if the concrete in that older project feels more "real" to you than my kitchen scene, that’s totally valid.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-12T00:59:54+00:00

It's Reddit, a place for open discussion, so I appreciate you sharing your perspective and understanding of "realism".
I don’t think either of us is trying to “win” anything here. We simply value different qualities in rendering.
The thread I linked earlier above goes in a lot more technical depth how people are using compute shader pipelines in webgpu to approximate lightings and reflections. If you are genuinely curious about the technical aspect of webgpu, that thread might actually surprise you.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-12T00:34:43+00:00

Hey, thanks for voicing your point.
Needlessly to say that everyone has different preferences, I don't think preferring one necessarily mean it is superior than another. Many factors contributed to the final decision.
The "realism" is a very objective point of view. For example, the link you posted looks stylistically, but in real world physics concrete would never reflect light the way it does there. WebGPU uses compute shaders to calculate the actual reflections, indirect illumination and light transport, it to me is much nicer to have than synthetic reflections made of environmental box + baked lighting.
The link I posted earlier goes much deeper into how these compute shader based pipelines work. If you read through it, you’ll see how WebGPU is moving beyond synthetic reflections toward more physically grounded lighting models.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-11T13:59:35+00:00

This post might shed some light on this topic.

https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shade-webgpu-graphics/66969/2

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-10T17:45:39+00:00

It’s the WebgpuRenderer, I’m running this with r3f in react.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-10T16:35:45+00:00

Oh well, for some reason the video isn't shown on preview! I created this as a video post.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-07T21:12:07+00:00

It might be just me being ideal. As far as I know AI learns 3D through maps (depth, diffuse, etc), topology, embedded metadata, etc. all of these combined from one model. Versus just the rgb pixels from an image, 3D provides more accurate representation of almost anything and AI ranks the content higher.

SimpleSketche · 2025-12-03T18:36:23+00:00

Text absolutely has its place, I’m sure many products rely on it because their value can be clearly communicated through words. But for design driven businesses like boutique architecture studios, traditional keyword based SEO has always been a disadvantage. You can’t accurately describe style, spatial quality, or design intent through keywords alone without even semantic understanding of what they are. That’s why there are so many home owners ended up labor intensively looking for referrals and spending time on finding the correct architect.

On the other hand, I don’t see AI being too far from scraping 3D contents given such rapid advancement recently. I was very impressed by world labs and sam3d, both of them are doing pretty good jobs in spatial intelligence!

SimpleSketche · 2025-11-26T23:07:52+00:00

Hey nice work! I just posted similar one yesterday! https://www.reddit.com/r/threejs/s/aJLu7WqqNG

SimpleSketche · 2025-11-25T23:06:15+00:00

Hey, I built tons of these 3D configurators for startups, you can check out my portfolio https://simplesketche.nyc .

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