A Comparison of Interactive Shadows and Multi-View Layouts for Mouse-based 3D Modelling
Siobhan O'Donovan, James Edward Gain, Brian DeRenzi · 2016
3D user interfaces allow users to view and interact with objects in a 3D scene and form a key component in many modelling applications used in engineering, medicine and design. Most mouse-based interfaces follow the same multi-view layout (three orthogonal, one perspective). This interface is difficult to understand, as it requires users to integrate all four views and build a 3D mental model. An alternative, Interactive Shadows, has been previously proposed that could improve on the multi-view's shortcomings but has never been formally tested.