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20040413: VisAd-IDV evaluation in Loni

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  • Subject: 20040413: VisAd-IDV evaluation in Loni
  • Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:37:19 -0600
>From: Bernard Mendiburu <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200404131924.i3DJO8CT029110

Hi Bernard-
>
>We're currently evaluating VisAd and other 3D vis libs.
>The winner will be chosen as the "official" 3D vis lib of the lab.
>And therefore will be used by all the programmers.
>VisAd is currently front runner.
>Witch mean IDV would be highly supported in our lab.

Glad to hear it.

>I want to be sure i didn't forget a possible concurrent.
>I've searched the web for other Java based packages this morning
>I didn't found anything serious, but SciVis, who seems not that alive...
>
>We're looking for C++ libs with java API too
>We're found vtk and open inventor.

I don't know of any others.

>Could I have missed one ?
>I think you must be aware of all serious viz libs projects currently 
>alive...

The only other I can think of is IBM's OpenDX, but I'm not clear
on the state of it's Java interface.

Don
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