Why use Flash instead of other web based 3D solutions, like Shockwave, which has native 3D support?
The lack of native 3D support in Flash requires tremendous efforts and talents to make good interactive 3D applications. Flash is basically not designed for 3D, while other systems like Shockwave are. So, why go for Flash based 3D? The answer is the huge number of Flash based clients in the market. Flash enjoys an incredible 98% penetration, and works on nearly all browsers and all operating systems. While other solutions are not truly platform independent, gives the user a lot of hassle when installing – if it works at all. Flash based 3D is a click and play experience, it just works! Besides, Electric 3D has already solved most of the tricky stuff, making Flash based 3D look great even without true native 3D support!