Kiss3d
A simple 3D and 2D graphics engine for Rust designed for minimal friction when drawing geometric figures.
What is Kiss3d?
Kiss3d is a Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS) 3D and 2D graphics engine for Rust. It enables developers to quickly create and manipulate 3D scenes with minimal code by providing a simple API for rendering basic geometric shapes, handling cameras, and applying basic post-processing effects. It addresses the frustration with existing libraries that are either too low-level, requiring extensive setup and shader programming, or overly complex high-level engines aimed at photorealistic rendering.
Rust developers who need to quickly prototype 3D visualizations, create simple interactive 3D applications, or build educational tools without dealing with complex graphics programming. It's particularly suitable for developers who want cross-platform compatibility between native and web (WASM) environments.
Developers choose Kiss3d for its minimal friction approach—it opens a window with a default arc-ball camera and point light out of the box, provides built-in mouse and keyboard controls, and uses a unified async API that works identically on native and WASM platforms without code changes. Unlike more complex engines, it prioritizes simplicity over feature-completeness or maximum performance.
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Keep it simple, stupid 3d graphics engine for Rust.
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