Clara.io

{{Infobox website

|name = Clara.io

|screenshot = Porsche Cayman (VRay) Clara.io Screenshot.png

|caption = Clara.io with a V-Ray rendering of Porsche Cayman 3D model

|logo = ClaraLogoBeta-trimmed.png

|logocaption =

|url = {{URL|http://clara.io}}

|commercial = Yes, Freemium

|type = 3D computer graphics software

|registration = Required

|language = English

|num_users = 85,000+[http://exocortex.com/blog/claraio_december2014_update Clara.io December 2014 Update]

|content_license = Creative Commons

|programming_language= JavaScript

|owner = [http://exocortex.com Exocortex]

|launch_date = {{Start date and age|2013|06|09|df=yes}}

|revenue =

|current_status = Online (Abandoned)

|footnotes =

}}

Clara.io is web-based freemium{{Cite web|title=Pricing · Clara.io|url=https://clara.io/pricing|access-date=2021-01-03|website=clara.io}} 3D computer graphics software developed by Exocortex, a Canadian software company. The free or "Basic" component of their freemium offering, however, places severe restrictions, such as on saving models and importing texture maps, which are undisclosed in the company's own descriptions of their plans.[http://exocortex.com/blog/introducing_claraio Clara.io: Next-generation web-based 3D creation.] [http://exocortex.com Exocortex]. 2013-07-10[http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2013-04-02/article-3211486/Democratizing-3D%3A-Ottawa-tech-firm-Exocortex-bets-on-cost-saving-animation-tool/1 Democratizing 3D: Ottawa tech firm Exocortex bets on cost saving animation tool.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214074523/http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2013-04-02/article-3211486/Democratizing-3D%3A-Ottawa-tech-firm-Exocortex-bets-on-cost-saving-animation-tool/1 |date=2013-12-14 }} Ottawa Business Journal. 2013-04-02[http://www.gnomonschool.com/blog/3d-animation/could-clara-io-change-the-future-of-the-visual-effects-industry Could Clara.io change the Future of the Visual Effects Industry.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212224342/http://www.gnomonschool.com/blog/3d-animation/could-clara-io-change-the-future-of-the-visual-effects-industry |date=2013-12-12 }} Gnomon School of Visual Effects. 2013-10

History

Clara.io was announced in July 2013,[http://www.cgchannel.com/2013/07/clara-io-the-power-of-desktop-3d-software-in-the-cloud/ Clara.io: The Power of Desktop 3D Software in the Cloud.] CG Channel. 2013-07 and first presented as part of the official SIGGRAPH 2013 program later that month.[http://s2013.siggraph.org/attendees/studio%E2%80%93talkss/events/claraio-full-featured-3d-content-creation-web-and-cloud-era Clara.io: Full-Featured 3D Content Creation for the Web and Cloud Era.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212092122/http://s2013.siggraph.org/attendees/studio%E2%80%93talkss/events/claraio-full-featured-3d-content-creation-web-and-cloud-era |date=2013-12-12 }} SIGGRAPH 2013 Official Program By November 2013 when the open beta period started, Clara.io had 14,000 registered users.[http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/the-future-of-3d-creation-on-the-web/ The future of 3D creation: on the web?] FXGuide. 2013-11-04 Clara.io claimed to have 26,000 registered users in January 2014,[http://gfxspeak.com/2014/02/01/update-funding-guidance/ Clara.io gets an update, funding, and guidance] which grew to 85,000 by December 2014. Clara.io was permanently shut down on December 31, 2022,{{Cite web |title=Clara.io is closing down {{!}} CG Channel |url=http://www.cgchannel.com/2022/12/clara-io-is-closing-down/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |language=en-US}} but the site is currently still partially functional to logged-in users.

Features

Polygonal modeling
Constructive solid geometry
Key frame animation
Skeletal animation
Hierarchical scene graph
Texture mapping
Photorealistic rendering (streaming cloud rendering using V-Ray Cloud[http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/news.html?single=544 Cloud-based Interactive Rendering with V-Ray within Clara.io.] [http://chaosgroup.com Chaos Group] 2013-08)
Scene publishing via HTML iframe embedding
FBX, Collada, OBJ, STL and Three.js import/export
Collaborative real-time editing
Revision control (versioning & history)
Scripting, Plugins & REST APIs
3D model library[http://clara.io/library 3D Model Library]
Unlisted and Private scenes (paid subscriptions only).

Technology

Clara.io is developed using HTML5, JavaScript, WebGL and Three.js. Clara.io does not rely on any browser plugins and thus runs on any platform that has a modern standards compliant browser.