fmhv@minerva.inesc.pt (Fernando Manuel Vasconcelos) (05/15/91)
As promised here it is the summary of the answers I got. I've tried to give
correct information about each of the packages. However if you find any
error ( as I'm sure you will !!! ) please inform me and I'll be glad
to correct it. Also if you have information about other packages, or just
more useful information on the ones allready in this list please email me.
Of course if you have some ideas has to organise this list differently, or ...
any constructive suggestion is welcomed .
Please note that some of the software description were not made by me . Some of
them ( specially the lenghty ones ) are extracts from README files or
equivalent.
Thanks to all of you who answered my request :
Michael S Sacks - mssacks@cse.uta.edu
John Morris - jmorris@hot.caltech.edu
Bernie Kirby - bernie@ecr.mu.oz.au
Jeff Hanson - tohanson@gonzo.lerc.nasa.gov
Hermann Riecke - hermann@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Jonas Yngvesson - jonas-y@isy.liu.se
Igor Metz - metz@iam.unibe.ch
Paul D Bourke - pdbourke@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz
Ron Peterson - ron@vicorp.com or uunet!vicorp!ron
Thomas W. Rauber - tr@fct.unl.pt
If I have forgotten someone I didn't make it on purpose :-) :-) .
Of course the usual standart disclaimers apply...
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Name of the package : MOVIE.BYU
Operating System : UNIX(?), MAC
Form of Distribution: Fortran Source Code
Product Description : Try MOVIE.BYU, a very complete and wonderful 3d graphics
package which will do just about everything and then
some. Its primarily designed as a Finite Element pre-
and post processor, but is versitile enough to handle a
wide variety of 3d problems.
Price : "Fairly Low"
Where to get it : Brigha Young University, Department of Engineering
Graphics.
Information send by : mssacks@cse.uta.edu (Michael S Sacks)
Notes : Michael Sacks in his posting mentioned explicitly the
MAC OS. As he said "also" I infered that the
other enviroment was Unix, if this is wrong please excuse
me.
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Name of the package : XGL
Operating System : ???
Form of Distribution: ???
Product Description : ???
Price : ???
Where to get it : ???
Information send by : Vikas.Deolaliker@Eng.Sun.COM
Notes : This was forwarded to me by jmorris@hot.caltech.edu
( John Morris )
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Name of the package : DIGS & VOGLE
Operating System : UNIX, PC, Mac .
Form of Distribution: C Source Code (?)
Product Description : Device portable 3D graphics library.
Price : Free.
Where to get it : ftp munnari.oz.au directory /pub/graphics in file
vogle.tar.Z.
Information send by : lance@motcsd.csd.mot.com ( Lance Norskog ). Forwarded to
me by jmorris@hot.caltech.edu
: bernie@ecr.mu.oz.au ( Bernie Kirby )
: tohanson@gonzo.lerc.nasa.gov ( Jeff Hanson )
: hermann@casbah.acns.nwu.edu ( Hermann Riecke )
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Name of the package : "ACM fighter-pilot - Small Xlib 3D library"
Operating System : UNIX.
Form of Distribution: C Source Code (?)
Product Description : ???
Price : Free.
Where to get it : comp.sources.x
Information send by : lance@motcsd.csd.mot.com ( Lance Norskog )
Notes : This was forwarded to me by jmorris@hot.caltech.edu
( John Morris )
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Name of the package : SunPHIGS
Operating System : UNIX
Form of Distribution: ???
Product Description : This must be a PHIGS implementation :-)
Price : ???
Where to get it : Contact your Sun's representant I suppose :-)
Information send by : jch@stardent.com ( Jan "YON" Hardenbergh )
Notes : This was forwarded to me by jmorris@hot.caltech.edu
( John Morris )
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Name of the package : SIPP
Operating System : UNIX (?)
Form of Distribution: C Source Code (?)
Product Description : SIPP is a library for creating 3-dimensional scenes and
rendering them using a scan-line z-buffer algorithm.
A scene is built up of objects which can be transformed
with rotation, translation and scaling. The objects form
hierarchies where each object can have arbitrarily many
subobjects and subsurfaces. A surface is a number of
connected polygons which are rendered with Phong
interpolation of the surface normals.
The library has an internal database for the objects
that is to be rendered. Objects can be installed in,
and removed from, this database at any time.
The library also provides 3-dimensional texture mapping
with automatic interpolation of texture coordinates.
Simple anti-aliasing is performed through double
oversampling. A scene can be illuminated by an arbitrary
number of light sources. A basic shading algorithm is
provided with the library, but the user can also use his
own shading algorithms for each surface to produce
special effects. Images are produced in the Portable
Pixmap format (ppm) for which many utilities exist.
Price : Free
Where to get it : Any ftp-site that archives comp.sources.misc (volume 16)
Information send by : jonas-y@isy.liu.se ( Jonas Yngvesson )
Notes :
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Name of the package : SRGP/SPHIGS
Operating System : UNIX, PC, MAC
Form of Distribution: C or Pascal ( for the MAC ) Source Code.
Product Description : This a softaware PHIGS implemetation.
Price : - UNIX: Free.
: - MAC : Free.
: - PC : ?.
Where to get it : - Unix: Just do the following:
ftp 128.148.31.66
Enter name: anonymous
Enter Password: type in your email address
cd pub
binary
get srgp.tar.Z
get sphigs.tar.Z
quit
: - MAC : Depends on language suppport. For Pascal only
floppy disk. For C just ftp. If you are interested in the
Mac version you should email (Dave Sklar dfs@cs.brown.edu)
which is handling all Mac sites. Your email should contain
the following information:
1) Which language do you wish to support? (Check one
or both)
[] C
[] Pascal
2) What types of Macs will you support?(Check one or more)
[] Plus/SE without 68020/68881 chips
[] SE turbocharged with 68020/68881 chips
[] MacII with 68020/68881 chips
3) Do you want a floppy shipment?
[] Yes (mandatory if Pascal)
[] No
: - PC: Talk with your A/W rep, if you're in academia.
Information send by : metz@iam.unibe.ch ( Igor Metz )
Notes : The installation for Unix requires X11r4 and an
ANSI C compiler.
If you are serious about using this package you should
get the Foley and VanDam book.
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Name of the package : BRLCAD
Operating System : UNIX ( From Sun Workstations to Cray 2 )
Form of Distribution: C Source Code.
Product Description : The BRL-CAD Package includes a powerful solid
modeling capability and a network-distributed
image-processing capability. This software is now running
at over 400 sites.
BRL-CAD started in 1979 as a task to provide an
interactive graphics editor for the BRL
vehicle-description data base. Today the package totals
more than 150,00 lines of "C" source code.
The package includes:
* A Solid geometric editor
* The Ray tracing library
* Two Lighting models
* Many image-handling, data-comparison, and other
supporting utilities.
In terms of geometrical representation of data,
BRL-CAD supports:
* The original Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) BRL
database.
* Extensions to include solids made from collections of
* Uniform B-Spline Surfaces as well as
* Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline [NURB] Surfaces.
* A facetted data representation.
It supports association of material (and other attribute
properties) with geometry which is critical to subsequent
applications codes. It supports a set of extensible
interfaces by means of which geometry (and attribute data)
are passed to applications.
Applications linked to BRL-CAD:
o Weights and Moments-of-Inertia
o Optical Image Generation (including specular/diffuse
reflection, refraction, and multiple light sources,
animation, interference)
o Bistatic laser analysis
o A number of Synthetic Aperture Radar Codes (including
codes due to ERIM).
o Acoustic model predictions
o High-Energy Laser Damage
o High-Power Microwave Damage
o An array of V/L Codes
o Neutron Transport Code
o Link to PATRAN [TM] and hence to ADINA, EPIC-2,
NASTRAN, etc. for structural/stress analysis
o X-Ray calculation
Price : Free
How to Get It : To obtain a copy of the BRL CAD Package distribution,
you must send enough magnetic tape for 20 Mbytes of data.
Standard nine-track half-inch magtape is the strongly
preferred format, and can be written at either 1600 or
6250 bpi, in TAR format with 10k byte records. For sites
with no half-inch tape drives, Silicon Graphics and SUN
tape cartridges can also be accommodated. With your tape,
you must also enclose a letter indicating:
(a) who you are,
(b) what the BRL CAD package is to be used for,
(c) the equipment and operating system(s) you plan on
using,
(d) that you agree to the conditions listed below.
This software is an unpublished work that is not generally
available to the public, except through the terms of this
limited distribution. The United States Department of the
Army grants a royalty-free, nonexclusive, nontransferable
license and right to use, free of charge, with the
following terms and conditions:
1. The BRL CAD package source files will not be disclosed
to third parties. BRL needs to know who has what, and what
it is being used for.
2. BRL will be credited should the software be used in a
product or written about in any publication. BRL will be
referenced as the original source in any advertisements.
3. The software is provided "as is", without warranty by
BRL. In no event shall BRL be liable for any loss or for
any indirect, special, punitive, exemplary, incidental,
or consequential damages arising from use, possession,
or performance of the software.
4. When bugs or problems are found, you will make a
reasonable effort to report them to BRL.
5. Before using the software at additional sites, or for
permission to use this work as part of a commercial
package, you agree to first obtain authorization from BRL.
6. You will own full rights to any databases or images
you create with this package.
All requests from US citizens, or from US government
agencies should be sent to:
Mike Muuss
Ballistic Research Lab
Attn: SLCBR-SECAD
APG, MD 21005-5066
If you are not a US citizen (regardless of any affiliation
with a US industry), or if you represent a foreign-owned
or foreign-controlled industry, you must send your letter
and tape through your Ambassador to the United States in
Washington DC. Have your Ambassador submit the request to:
Army Headquarters
Attn: DAMI-FL
Washington, DC 20310
Information send by: tr@fct.unl.pt ( Thomas Rauber )
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MODELERS
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Name of the package : Vision-3D
Operating System : MAC
Form of Distribution: Source Code (???)
Product Description : General facet based modeller for the Mac II family of
computers. It follows the Macintosh user interface
guidelines, is full featured, exports in many formats,
includes surface generation from random samples, large
library of standard geometries, and much more.
Price : Free.
Where to get it : ftp ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (130.216.1.5) in the directory
/mac/architec.
Information send by : pdbourke@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz ( Paul D Bourke )
Notes : Paul D Bourke is the author of the program.
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Name of the package : C-Light
Operating System : Amiga
Form of Distribution: Binary
Product Description : C-LightI Modeler - This is a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get
RealTime wireframe scene builder. With your mouse you
move spheres, cylinders, cones and cubes on the screen to
create scenes. These basic shapes can be stretched,
rotated and squeezed to give you an infinite variety of
shapes with which to build objects. C-LightI is also
used to position light sources, set colors and define
mirrored surfaces.
C-LightII Ray Tracer - Creates smoothly shaded images
from the scene files created with C-LightI. Has settings
for global light source intensity, ambient light, color
blending, shadows and anti-aliasing. Produces standard
IFF pictures in 320x200 and 320x400 modes, with or
without overscan.
MakeANIM - A utility for creating ANIM format movies.
Completely automated.
PlayANIM - A utility for playing ANIM movies. Allows you
to set global speed and control looping.
See3D - A stereoscopic viewer for use with Haitex X-Specs.
Simple instructions on how to create stereo images are
included.
View - An IFF picture viewer.
Price : - The software without examples or tutorials can be
obtained for free.
- $24.95 as shareware software including two disks
containing online documentation, example scene files,
pictures, animations and source code showing how to
create scene files from a program, and a 100 page,
spiral bound manual with pictures, a tutorial and
a reference section.( Includes shipping and handling ).
Where to get it : - The package has beeen posted ( without examples or
tutorials ) to the comp.amiga.binaries group. So it
should be available where this is archived. Alternatively
it has been posted to PeopleLink as C-LIGHT.LZH.
- If you choose the shareware solution contact:
Peterson Enterprises
7 Grove St.
Haydenville, MA 01039
Information send by : ron@vicorp.com or uunet!vicorp!ron ( Ron Peterson )
Notes : - Ron Peterson is the author of the program.
- The package runs in a 512K amiga with Workbench V1.2 or
higher. External floppy drive recommended but not
required.
- Ron Peterson also sugests that " as long as traffic
doesn't get too high" he can email the package.
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Name of the package : IRIT
Operating System : UNIX, PC
Form of Distribution: C Source Code.
Product Description : A "toy" 3-D solid modeller with some shading capability.
Price : Free
Where to get it : Contact tr@fct.unl.pt ( Thomas Rauber )
Information send by : tr@fct.unl.pt ( Thomas Rauber )
Notes : Not bug-free
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