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an object-oriented 3D toolkit offering a comprehensive solution to interactive graphics programming problems. PR: 46731 Submitted by: Christian Gusenbauer <c47g@gmx.at>
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From http://oss.sgi.com/projects/inventor/
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Open Inventor(TM) is an object-oriented 3D toolkit offering a comprehensive
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solution to interactive graphics programming problems. It presents a
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programming model based on a 3D scene database that dramatically simplifies
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graphics programming. It includes a rich set of objects such as cubes,
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polygons, text, materials, cameras, lights, trackballs, handle boxes,
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3D viewers, and editors that speed up your programming time and extend
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your 3D programming capabilities.
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Open Inventor:
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- is built on top of OpenGL (R)
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- defines a standard file format for 3D data interchange
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- introduces a simple event model for 3D interaction
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- provides animation objects called Engines
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- provides high performance object picking
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- is window system and platform independent
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- is a cross-platform 3D graphics development system
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- supports PostScript printing
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- encourages programmers to create new customized objects
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- is fun to use
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WWW: http://oss.sgi.com/projects/inventor/
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christian.
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c47g@gmx.at
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