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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
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<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.6 [en-gb]C-CCK-MCD NetscapeOnline.co.uk (Win95; I) [Netscape]">
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<title>OSG Distribution</title>
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<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0000FF" vlink="#990066" alink="#FF0000">
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<img SRC="OpenSceneGraphBanner_Distribution.jpg" height=77 width=640>
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<br><a href="install.html">Installation </a> <a href="#Contents of distribution">Contents
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of Distribution</a> <a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> <a href="dependencies.html">Plugin
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Dependencies</a> <a href="data.html">Data Sources</a>
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<a href="#Contacts">Contacts</a>
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<h3>
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<a NAME="../Contents of distribution"></a><u>Contents of distribution</u></h3>
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./ Root directory.
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<blockquote><tt><a href="../README">README</a> </tt>text
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bare bones readme file.
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<br><tt><a href="../COPYING">COPYING</a> </tt>text
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file containing the details of the OSG's Open Source LGPL license.
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<br><tt><a href="../AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a> </tt>text file
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containing names of contributors to the osg.
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<br><tt><a href="../NEWS">NEWS</a> </tt>text
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file listing coarse grained changes between releases.
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<br><tt><a href="../ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> </tt>text file listing
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fine grained changes between releases.
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<br><tt><a href="../TODO">TODO</a> </tt>text
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file listing left to implement/extend/rewrite.
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<br><tt><a href="../FAQ">FAQ</a>
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</tt>text file listing Frequently asked questions.
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<br><tt><a href="../Makefile">Makefile</a> </tt>Unix makefile.
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<br><tt>index.html </tt>This file!</blockquote>
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<p><br><a href="../doc/">doc/</a> Documentation directory
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<blockquote><tt><a href="../doc/index.html">index.html</a>
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</tt>Documentation index
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<br><tt><a href="../doc/doc++/osg/HIER.html">osg/</a>
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</tt>Scene graph reference guide.
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<br><tt><a href="../doc/doc++/osgUtil/HIER.html">osgUtil/</a>
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</tt>Scene graph utilities reference guide.
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<br><tt><a href="../doc/doc++/osgDB/HIER.html">osgDB/</a>
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</tt>Scene graph database utilities reference guide.
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<br><tt><a href="../doc/doc++/osgText/HIER.html">osgText/</a>
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</tt>Scene graph text reference guide.
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<br><tt><a href="../doc/doc++/osgGLUT/HIER.html">osgGLUT/</a>
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</tt>Simple GLUT based viewer base classes reference guide.</blockquote>
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<p><a href="../include/">include/</a> External includes
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(i.e. files which would be installed in /usr/include)
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<blockquote><tt><a href="../include/osg">include/osg/</a>
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</tt>The OSG library header files.
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<br><tt><a href="../include/osgUtil">include/osgUtil/</a> </tt>The OSG
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Util library header files.
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<br><tt><a href="../include/osgDB">include/osgDB/</a> </tt>The
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OSG Database library header files.
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<br><tt><a href="../include/osgText">include/osgText/</a> </tt>The
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OSG text library header files.
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<br><tt><a href="../include/osgGLUT">include/osgGLUT/</a> </tt>The OSG
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GLUT utiltiy library header files.</blockquote>
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<p><a href="../src/">src/</a> source files (including internal
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includes)
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<blockquote><tt><a href="../src/osg">src/osg</a>
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</tt>The OSG library source files.
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<br><tt>
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</tt>Contains all core osg classes, including reader/writer support for
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<br><tt>
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</tt>the .osg ascii format, and sgi's rgb image format.
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<p><tt><a href="../src/osgUtil">src/osgUtil</a> </tt>The OSG utility
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library source files.
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<br><tt>
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</tt>Contains useful utility classes such as for setting
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<br><tt>
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</tt>up and rendering/draw.
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<p><tt><a href="../src/osgDB">src/osgDB</a> </tt>The OSG
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database utility library source files.
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<br><tt>
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</tt>Contains useful utility classes such as for reading
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<br><tt>
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</tt>and writing 3D databases and image files.
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<p><tt><a href="../src/osgText">src/osgText</a> </tt>The OSG
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text library source files.
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<br><tt>
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</tt>Contains true type font rendering classes.
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<p><tt><a href="../src/osgGLUT">src/osgGLUT</a> </tt>The OSG GLUT library
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source files.
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<br><tt>
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</tt>Contains basic GLUT viewer base classes used by
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<br><tt>
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</tt>demo programs to bring up window and provide keyboard
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<br><tt>
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</tt>and mouse interaction.
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<p><tt><a href="../src/osgPlugins/">src/osgPlugins/</a>
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</tt>Import/Export/Node kit plug-ins to the OSG.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/osg/">osg/</a>
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</tt>.osg native ASCII reader/write plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/flt/">flt/</a>
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</tt>.flt Open Flight reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/lib3ds/">lib3ds/</a>
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</tt>.3ds Auto Studio Maxx reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/lwo/">lwo/</a>
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</tt>.lwo Light Wave binary (.lwo,.lw & .geo) reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/obj/">obj/</a>
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</tt>.obj Alias Wavefront reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/pfb">pfb/</a>
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</tt>.pfb (and others) Performer reader and writer plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/dw/">dw/</a>
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</tt>.dw Design Workshop reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/rgb">rgb/</a>
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</tt>.rgb RGB image file format reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/png">png/</a>
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</tt>.png PNG image file format reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/gif">gif/</a>
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</tt>.gif GIF image file format reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/jpeg/">jpeg/</a>
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</tt>.jpg JPEG image file format reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/pic">pic/</a>
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</tt>.pic PIC image file format reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/tga">tga/</a>
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</tt>.tga TGA image file format reader plugin.</tt>
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/osgPlugins/tiff">tiff/</a>
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</tt>.tif TIFF image file format reader plugin.</tt>
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<p><tt><a href="../src/Demos/">src/Demos/</a> <a href="../src/Demos/sgv">sgv/</a>
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</tt>A basic scene graph viewer for the OSG which is loads .osg files and
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above formats.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/osgconv">osgconv/</a>
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</tt>A program which reads input files into a single scene graph and outputs
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the results.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/hangglide/">hangglide/</a>
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</tt>A program which of creates a flying site and allows users to fly over
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the scene.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/osgtexture">osgtexture/</a>
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</tt>A simple program which demonstrates how to use various textures modes.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/osgcube/">osgcube/</a>
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</tt>A basic animation of an oscillating cube.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/osgreflect/">osgreflect/</a>
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</tt>A demonstration of multi-pass stencil buffer based planar reflections.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/osgimpostor/">osgimpostor/</a>
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</tt>A basic demo to show how to use the osg::Impostor node.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/osgviews/">osgviews/</a>
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</tt>A demo of multiple views of the same or multiple scenes.
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<br><tt> <a href="../src/Demos/osgtext/">osgtext/</a>
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</tt>A demo of true type fonts support provided by osgText.
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</blockquote>
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<p><br><tt><a href="../lib/">lib/</a>
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</tt>The local repository for the OSG library and plugins (files to be
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installed in /usr/lib/ or<tt> </tt>/usr/local/lib)
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<p><tt><a href="../lib/osgPlugins/">lib/osgPlugins/</a> </tt>The local
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repository for the OSG plugins (files to be installed in /usr/lib/osgPlugins
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or<tt> </tt>/usr/local/lib/osgPlugins)
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<p><tt><a href="../bin/">bin/</a>
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</tt>The local repository for the OSG binary files (files to be installed
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in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin)
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<p><tt><a href="../Make/">Make/</a>
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</tt>Unix platform specific make rules and dependencies.
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<p><tt><a href="../VisualStudio/">VisualStudio/</a> </tt>MS
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VisualC++ 6.0 Make/Workspace files for Windows.
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<p><tt><a href="../dist/">dist/</a>
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</tt>Distribution make files for RedHat Linux and IRIX.
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</body>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.6 [en-gb]C-CCK-MCD NetscapeOnline.co.uk (Win95; I) [Netscape]">
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<title>OSG Distribution</title>
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</head>
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<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0000FF" vlink="#990066" alink="#FF0000">
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<img SRC="OpenSceneGraphBanner_Distribution.jpg" height=77 width=640>
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<h2>
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<a NAME="Running the demos"></a><u>Running the demos</u></h2>
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<table>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/sgv_cow.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>sgv cow.osg</b></td>
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<td>The scene graph viewer demo uses osgGLUT::Viewer to bring up a basic viewer. To find out what
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command line arguments it takes simply run sgv without any arguments. To load a model simple
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run sgv filename.ext. The osgGLUT::Viewer provides an extensive set of operations that can be
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used to display information about the loaded database such as peformance stas, through to
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output a snapshot of the screen, which is how these thumbnails were created. For a full list
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of key presses and mouse interaction read the <a href="sgv.html">sgv</a> documentaion.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/sgv_stereo.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>sgv -stereo cessna.osg</b></td>
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<td>The scene graph viewer also supports anaglyphic, quad buffered, and split screen stereo modes,
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for a full list of options and environmental variables see the <a href="stereo.html">sgv</a> documentaion.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/hangglide.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>hangglide</b></td>
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<td>The hang glide demo creates a simple flying site (Don Burns local hang glide site infact!),
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demonstrating how to create simple terrain, trees and skydomes, and how to implement a simple
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flight camera manipulator to allow the user to fly around.
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgbillboard.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgbillboard lz.rgb</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgcube.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgcube</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osghud.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osghud glider.osg</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgimpostor.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgimpostor Town.osg</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgreflect.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgreflect cow.osg</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgscribe.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgscribe.cow.osg</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgstereoimage.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgstereoimage left.rgb right.rgb</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgtext.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgtext</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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<td><img src="images/osgtexture.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgtexture lz.rgb reflect.rgb</b></td>
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<td>
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.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="images/osgviews.jpg" width=128 height=100 border=0> </td>
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<td><b>osgviews.cow.osg</b></td>
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.</td>
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<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.75C-SGI [en] (X11; I; IRIX64 6.5 IP27) [Netscape]">
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<title>OSG Documentation</title>
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<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0000EE" vlink="#551A8B" alink="#FF0000">
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<h1>
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<b><i><u>Documentation</u></i></b></h1>
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The documentation on the OSG is still in its early stages, and far from
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complete. If you can't find your answers in what documentation there currently
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is, please feel free to post the question on the OSG mailing list.
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<p><u><a href="../index.html">Introduction, distribution contents and contacts</a></u>
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<p><u>User documention</u>
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<blockquote><a href="sgv.html">sgv</a>
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Documentation on key binding in sgv (Scene Graph Viewer.)</blockquote></p>
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<blockquote><a href="stereo.html">stereo</a>
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Details on how to run osg applications in stereo.</blockquote></p>
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<p><u>Reference guides (automatically generated using doc++)</u>
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<blockquote><a href="doc++/osg/HIER.html">osg/</a>
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core scene graph reference guide.
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<br><a href="doc++/osgUtil/HIER.html">osgUtil/</a>
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scene graph utilities reference guide.
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<br><a href="doc++/osgDB/HIER.html">osgDB/</a>
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scene graph database utilities reference guide.
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<br><a href="doc++/osgText/HIER.html">osgText/</a>
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scene graph text reference guide.
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<br><a href="doc++/osgGLUT/HIER.html">osgGLUT/</a>
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simple GLUT based viewer base classes reference guide.</blockquote>
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<p>Doxygen-generated tarballs are available for <a href="http://www.openscenegraph.org/download/dox/">download</a> from the website</p>
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<p><u>UML Diagrams</u>
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<blockquote><a href="UML/osg.png">osg</a>
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UML diagram of the osg core library
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<br><a href="UML/osgutils.png">osgUtil</a>
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UML diagram of the osg utilities library</blockquote></p>
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<p><u>Mind Maps</u>
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<blockquote><a href="MindMaps/DesignPatterns/DesignPatterns.html">Design
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Pattern used in the OSG.</a>
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<br><a href="MindMaps/Mission/Mission.html">Mission Statement for OSG.</a></blockquote></p>
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@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ and bring in user data with a very small amount of code.
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platform speciific dependancy, requiring little more than Standard C++ and OpenGL.
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The has allowed the scene graph to be rapidly ported on wide range of platforms -
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originally developed on IRIX, then ported to Linux, then to Windows, then FreeBSD, then Mac OSX
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and most recently Solaris! Being completely windowing system independant it easy
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and most recently Solaris! Being completely windowing system independant makes it easy
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for users to add their own window specific libraries and applications on top.
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In the distribution there is aleady the osgGLUT library, and in the Bazaar found
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at openscenegrph.org/download/ once can find examples of how applications written
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@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ ontop Qt, MFC, WxWindows and SDL. Users have also integrated it with Motif, and
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</p>
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<i>Scalability</i> - the scene graph not only runs from portables all the way up
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to Onyx Infinite Reality Monsters, it supports the multiple graphics subsystems
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found on the machines like the a mulitpipe Onyx. This is possible since the core scene
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found on machines like the a mulitpipe Onyx. This is possible since the core scene
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graph supports multiple graphics context for both OpenGL DisplayLists and texture objects,
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and the cull and draw traversals have been designed to cache rendering data locally and
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use the scene gaph almost entirely as a read only operation. This allows multiple
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@ -197,6 +197,42 @@ scene graphs. Numerous companies, university researchers and graphics enthusasts
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already adopted their projects, and are from all over the world.
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</p>
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<hr>
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<h2>Getting started</h2>
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<p>
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The first thing is to select the distribution which suits you, there are binary, development and
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source code distributions, these can be loaded from the
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<a href="http://www.openscenegraph.org/download">http://www.openscenegraph.org/download</a> page.
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The latest developments area available as via a nightly tarball or via cvs.
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</p>
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<p>
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The binary distribution contains just the libraries (.dll's /.so's) and demo executables.
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This is suitable for using the OpenSceneGraph with an application that has already been compiled
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but depends at runtime on the OpenSceneGraph.
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</p>
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<p>
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The development distribution contains the libraries (.dll's /.so's), demo executabls, include files, and source to
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the demos. This is suitable for using the developers using the OpenSceneGraph.
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</p>
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<p>
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The source distribution contains the all the source and include files required to build the OpenSceneGraph from
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sratch, and is ideal if you want to learn more about how the scene gaph works, how to extend it, and to track
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down and fix any problems that you come across.
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</p>
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<p>
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If you are using a source disitribution then read the <a href="install.html">installation</a> instructions
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for how to get the OpenSceneGraph compiling and installed on your system. You may also need to download
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libraries that parts of the OpenSceneGraph is dependant upon such as glut, check the
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<a href="dependencies.html">dependencies</a> list for futher details.
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</p>
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<hr>
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<h2>How to learn to use the OpenSceneGraph</h2>
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The OpenSceneGraph distribution comes with a reference guide for each of the componet libraries - osg, osgDB,
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osgUtil, osgText and osgGLUT, a set of demos - the source of which can be found in src/Demos/.For questions
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or help which can't be easily be answered by the reference guide and demo source, one should join the openscene
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gaph mailing list. A programming guide will be avaialbe in form of a OpenSceneGraph book which is being
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gaph mailing list (details below).There is also the beginings of <a href="http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenSceneGraphFaq">Wiki based FAQ</a>
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which may help answer a few of the common querries.
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<p>A programming guide will be avaialbe in form of a OpenSceneGraph book which is being
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written by Don Burns and Robert Osfield, parts of it will be available.online.
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</p>
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<p>
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Although not directly releated to the OpenSceneGraph, once can learn about scene graph technolgy from
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such sources as the Open Inventor Mentor, and Performer Programming Guides. The later is the closest
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in design/API structure to the OpenSceneGraph.</p>
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such sources as the <a href="http://www.sgi.com/software/inventor/manuals.html">Open Inventor Mentor</a>, and <a href="http://www.cineca.it/manuali/Performer/ProgGuide24/html"> Performer Programming Guides</a>.
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The later is the closest in design concepts to the OpenSceneGraph, although Performer manuals is in C alas.
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</p>
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<p>
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The OpenSceneGraph uses OpenGL and does with a deliberately thin layer, making it easy to control the underlying
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OpenGL and to extend it with OpenGL extensions. The close tie with OpenGL is also reflected in the nameing
|
||||
of many of the OpenGL state related classes, the the parameters that they encapsulate and means that knowledge
|
||||
of OpenGL itself will go a long way to understanding how to get the best out of the OpenSceneGraph. To this
|
||||
end it is worth obtaining a copy of the OpenGL programming guide - <a href="http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~unreal/theredbook/">`Red Book`</a>
|
||||
and OpenGL reference guide 'Blue Book'. The main <a href="http://www.opengl.org">OpenGL website</a> is also a good source of links and further information.
|
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</p>
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<hr>
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<h2>Support and discussion - the OpenSceneGraph-news mailing list</h2>
|
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<h2>Support and discussion - the <i>openscenegraph-news</i> mailing list</h2>
|
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<p>
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For scene graph related questions, bug reports, bug fixes, and general design and development discussion one should
|
||||
join the OpenSceneGraph-news mailing list.
|
||||
join the <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/openscenegraph-news">openscenegraph-news</a> mailing list,
|
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and check the the mailing list <a href="http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=openscenegraph-news">archives</a>.
|
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</p>
|
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<p>
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Professional support is also available in the form of confidential online, phone and onsite support and
|
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consultancy, for details contact robert@openscengraph.com.</p>
|
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consultancy, for details contact Robert Osfield at <a href="mailto:robert@openscenegraph.com">robert@openscenegraph.com</a>.</p>
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