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

[Toni Alatalo]

On Monday 13 February 2006 14:57, Bobby Parker wrote:
> Blender. I've experienced problems with using Blender with larger numbers
> of objects ( say 1K or more).

Blender itself does not have a limit for the amount of objects. 1k sounds very 
little. do you mean finding obs slows down or what?

~Toni

>
> On 2/12/06, Toni Alatalo <antont at kyperjokki.fi> wrote:
> > does anyone know these? sounds interesting!
> >
> > ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> >
> > 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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> >
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