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From: marcc@yoyodyne (Marc Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization
Subject: Re: 3-D visualization
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Date: 7 Nov 90 20:35:34 GMT
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In article <1990Nov7.150717.2240@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> mccool@dgp.toronto.edu (Michael McCool) writes:
>sfg+@cs.cmu.edu (Sarah Gibson) writes:
>
>>We are looking at vital Image's Voxelview now.  Does anyone know of other
>Most of the original messages in this group seem to be "where can I get 
>a package to do X".  This could get tedious, so I suggest we set up a 
>"Frequently Asked Questions" posting like that used in comp.graphics to 
>handle queries of this nature.  I would like to see more discussion of 
>algorithms, with possible criticism of systems being produced, and this 
>should free up bandwidth for that.
>

agreed.

>As a start, I think the FAQ posting should include:
>	email and addresses for venders of all major visualization packages
>		(apE, AVS, Voxel View, ...)
>	hardware venders that sell accelerators for volume visualization
>	venders for specific markets (e.g. ISG Technologies for 
>		medical and life sciences visualization)
>	Major references on Algorithms (Levoy's Paper in Trans on Graphics,
>	Westover's Paper, etc.), and summaries of the pros and cons of these
>		algorithms, along with a truncated description.


Also, ftp sights for various visualization packages.  In particular,
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu comes to mind. (gee, I CAN'T imagine why!)  The NCSA
tool suite for the Macintosh, as well as XDataSlice, PolyView for the SGI's
and a number of other good programs are available there.

They are PD, free, with source if you want it..

my .sig might be here twice.. still getting the bugs out..


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