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From: brown@hpfcdq.HP.COM (John Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: SGI Software: Was(Re: High end graphics software, summary
Message-ID: <390052@hpfcdq.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Oct 90 19:21:42 GMT
References: <10088@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO
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Jay Nestle writes . . .

> 	Wavefront Tech, PV, does offer upgrades to their PV of
> course.  There is an IGES translator and several others, which I
> am trying to get my hands on now.  I use hp's me30 CAD program to
> do real 3D modelling and then I will port it to the SGI and PV via
> the IGES translator.

I'm not sure if this would help you in your specific application,
but HP is now bundling an enhanced version of the Wavefront Personal
Visualizer on the new HP 3D workstations.  This enhanced version of
the PV includes HP radiosity rendering technology, which would enable
you to create a view-independent, radiositized image of a scene with
soft shadows, color bleeding, and other realistic effects.  Also,
the translators you mentioned are provided in this version in a demo
form, which would allow you to try out the translators before actually 
purchasing the translator options.

John Brown
HP Graphics Technology Division
Mail Stop 73
Fort Collins, CO  80525

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