THREE D SOFTWARE
This does not include the many 3D design packages available on the PC,
(eg 3D Studio Max, Softimage, Alias, Lightwave 3D)
but focuses instead on vr and 3D software development tools.
Tools that enable portability across PC and SGI platforms are of specific
interest.
The low level software hardware interface, the API, application program
interface,
defines the 3D hardware/software functionality.
The recognised industrial standard is Open GL, created by Silicon Graphics,
and very much a standard with industrial quality 3D accelerator cards.
Windows NT is supplied with Open GL drivers..
OpenGL 3-D
Graphics
OpenGL WWW
Center
OpenGL resources
and 3D graphics
The new standard aimed at the games accelerator market is Direct3D from
Microsoft.
Microsoft
Direct3D Backgrounder
Silicon Graphics ported Tools
SOFTIMAGE
3D for Windows NT
TGS Graphics
Toolkit Products
OpenGVS InfoCenter
Open Inventor(tm)
Products from TGS
Open Inventor
for Win32
Open
Inventor 2.0
Silicon Graphics software (general)
Silicon
Surf UK
C library toolkit software rendering
Microsoft
Announces Acquisition of RenderMorphics, Ltd.
RenderWare Datasheet
Virtual Reality Tools
Worldtoolkit : SENSE8 Corporation - Home
Page
WorldToolKit Users' Group
VREAM : VREAM Inc. - About Us
Derby company creates a vr
toolkit:Welcome to RealiMation!
OpenGVS, top end simulation
toolkit:Gemini Technology Corporation
Home Page
Virtek International Corp.
Complimentary Personal Edition of 3D-Ware v1.0