Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 16/11/2025#Manifold v3.3 is out! This is a huge update to our #npm package and ManifoldCAD: you can now import libraries from Node.js, CDNs, and local scripts. This #3D compiler is now included in our manifold-3d package for use via Node, web, and CLI. 130
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 15/07/2025#Manifold v3.2 is out, with various fixes and performance improvements. But most exciting, Manifold is now part of @blender.org 4.5, and we even topped the release recap! youtube.com/clip/Ugkxb-c...youtube.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 040
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 18/05/2025#Manifold v3.1 is out! We now have a proper performance suite following EMBER's example, and have *doubled* our performance over v3.0. Also lots of improvements on decimation, properties, faces, and more: github.com/elalish/mani... 020
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 20/12/20241.0K ⭐️ Thank you! 🙏 And loving that exponential look! star-history.com#elalish/mani... #starhistory #GitHub #OpenSource 060
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Wow, @godotengine.org just integrated my #Manifold library! A lot of work on both sides to make this happen, and real proof of how production-ready our library has become. github.com/godotengine/...github.comFix mesh corruption of CSG by using elalish/manifold by fire · Pull Request #94321 · godotengine/godotFixes: godotengine/godot-proposals#9711 Fixes: elalish/manifold#91 The goal is to supersede #91748. Work was done as part of the V-Sekai development community, which is focused on providing social ... 1170
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 18/11/2024#Manifold v3.0 is out! This is a huge release - we have removed *all* required dependencies. Our npm package is half the size and twice the speed. Our #SDF LevelSet is much faster and higher quality. And so much more: github.com/elalish/mani... 295
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 24/10/2024<model-viewer> v4.0 is out! Release notes: github.com/google/model... We've updated our default tone mapping to Khronos PBR Neutral for vibrant and precise colors. We've also added a headset #AR mode you can try on e.g. #Quest3: 071
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 16/04/2024How can we teach the world to be #software #literate? My ideas for reforming #education and #MOOCs for the masses:elalish.blogspot.comTeaching Software Engineering7 minute read. I firmly believe that in the near future, the ability to read and write code will be viewed as a component of basic literacy.... 100
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 26/03/2024I wrote a post on #research, #patents, and #startup advice: a skeptic's perspective.elalish.blogspot.comCrusher of Dreams7 minute read. I 000
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 05/03/2024Manifold v2.4 is out! We added RefineToLength(), and you can now share your ManifoldCAD.org projects! Remix the model from the video here: tinyurl.com/243mjxr9 010
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 14/02/2024What can we learn about free will from the development of machine learning and AI?elalish.blogspot.comMachine Learning and the Brain4 minute read. Simplicity can generate vast complexity - the Mandelbrot fractal is a wonderful example. Iterating one tiny equation leads t... 000
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 15/11/2023Are you worried about #AI taking over the world? I'm not:elalish.blogspot.comAI apocalypse?5 minute read. My previous post on Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence might have come across as a bit foreboding, but I actually fi... 100
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 03/11/2023Manifold v2.2 is out - my free 3D geometry library. Huge release with lots of fixes now that we have significant usage - thanks for the bug reports! We now have a whole 2D subsystem, a new glTF extension for lossless roundtrip, and we've even published Python bindings to PyPI. Release notes:github.comRelease v2.2.1 · elalish/manifoldThis is another significant update, bringing 2D support, lossless roundtrip of Manifolds through glTF, Python bindings published on PyPI, and a whole new triangulator that fixes lots of geometric e... 000
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 26/09/2023Does anyone else feel like debates about what #conciousness is are pointless? I wrote a very short blog post: elalish.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-...elalish.blogspot.comThe Egotism of Consciousness2 minute read. We used to say humans were the only conscious beings, so it didn't matter how we treated animals. In fact we even labeled man... 000
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 24/08/2023Ah, how fickle fame is! Here's an old post about the closest I ever came. #thingiverse, #3Dprint elalish.blogspot.com/2021/01/inte...elalish.blogspot.comInternet FameMy boss and I had a career conversation where he asked about what motivates me. I realized it’s not really money, as I’m already so far bey... 000
Emmett Lalish @elalish.bsky.social · 22/08/2023I like to write, both prose and software. If you'd like to get to know me, my blog is a decent place to start. Here's an early post of the treehouse I made for my kids. elalish.blogspot.com/2020/07/tens...elalish.blogspot.comTensegrity TreehouseWhen we bought our house, I had decided already that the huge, twin-trunk pine tree overhanging our sidewalk desperately needed a treehouse... 050