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From: FERGUSON@TMASL.EXXON.COM
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Subject: Quest for 3-D volume IMage Rendering
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Date: 16 May 89 12:41:00 GMT
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In my search for the best 3-D graphics supercomputer, I've seen a number
of good systems. The DN10000 is no exception. The problem is, I need a
library of 3-D volume rendering calls to program with.

NO, I don't have any polygons, nor do I have any geometric model. I have
78,000,000 voxels in a volume image, 512x512x300. The 10000 has a great
architecture, and I'm already an Apollo-fiend, and would like to keep
our hardware on a single platform.

Does anyone know of 3-D VOLUME RENDERING software?
Cognivision is good, but it's a geometric model-based package. They said
they would work with me, but I need working software soon, and don't
want to become a test site for new software.

My Apollo salesman is in search of someone they can hire to port a
software package from some other platform, but if something is running
and can be made available, please reach me soon. Other companies
(Ardent, SGI, Pixar, AT&T Pixel Machines) have all demonstrated
volume rendering of our data.

If you have 3-D volume rendering of opaque voxels, reach me at:
Scott Ferguson
(201) 730-2339
ferguson@erevax.bitnet

Thanks very much.