[Bf-python] Fwd: ANN: first release of IVuPy-0.1

[Bobby Parker]

Sounds interesting for what *I* do, but I don't know that it would work in
Blender. I've experienced problems with using Blender with larger numbers of
objects ( say 1K or more).



On 2/12/06, Toni Alatalo <antont at kyperjokki.fi> wrote:
>
> does anyone know these? sounds interesting!
>
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> Subject: ANN: first release of IVuPy-0.1
> Date: Sunday 12 February 2006 14:38
> From: Gerard Vermeulen <gerard.vermeulen at grenoble.cnrs.fr>
> To: python-announce-list at python.org
>
> I am proud to announce IVuPy-0.1 (I-View-Py).
>
> IVuPy is a Python extension module developed to write Python programs
> for 3D visualization of large data sets using Qt and PyQt.  Python is
> extended by IVuPy with more than 600 classes of two of the Coin3D C++
> class libraries: Coin and SoQt.
>
> Coin is compatible with the Open Inventor API.  Open Inventor is an
> object-oriented 3D toolkit built on OpenGL that provides a 3D scene
> database, a built-in event model for user interaction, and the ability
> to print objects and exchange data with other graphics formats.
> The SoQt library interfaces Coin to Qt. See http://www.coin3d.org for
> more information on Coin3D.
>
> IVuPy requires at least one of the Numerical Python extension modules:
> NumPy, Numeric, or numarray (IVuPy works with all of them at once).
> Data transfer between the Numerical Python arrays and the Coin data
> structures has been implemented by copying.
>
> The design of the Open Inventor API favors ease of use over performance.
> The API is a natural match for Python, and in my opinion it is fun to
> program with IVuPy.
>
> The performance penalty of the design choice is small. The first example
> at http://ivupy.sourceforge.net/examples.html demonstrates this: NumPy
> calculates a surface with a million nodes in 1.7 seconds and Coin3D
> redisplays the surface in 0.3 seconds on my Linux system with a 3.6 GHz
> Pentium and a nVidea graphics card (NV41.1).
>
> The Inventor Mentor ( http://www.google.com/search?q=inventor+mentor )
> is essential for learning IVuPy.  The IVuPy documentation supplements
> the Inventor Mentor.  IVuPy includes all C++ examples from the Inventor
> Mentor and their Python translations.  There are also more advanced
> examples to show the integration of IVuPy and PyQt.
>
> IVuPy has been used for almost 6 months on Linux and Windows in the
> development of a preprocessor for a finite element flow solver and has
> been proven to be very stable.
>
> Prerequisites for IVuPy are:
> - Python-2.4.x or -2.3.x
> - at least one of NumPy, numarray, or Numeric
> - Qt-3.3.x, -3.2.x, or -3.1.x
> - SIP-4.3.x or -4.2.1
> - PyQt-3.15.x or -3.14.1
> - Coin-2.4.4 or -2.4.3
> - SoQt-1.3.0 or -1.2.0
>
> IVuPy is licensed under the terms of the GPL.  Contact me, if the GPL is
> an obstacle for you.
>
> http://ivupy.sourceforge.net is the home page of IVuPy.
>
> Have fun -- Gerard Vermeulen
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