3D Engines List Source & Gouraud-shading This list contains 19 gouraud-shading engines with source code.

23.06.2000 3D Echtzeitgrafik

23.06.2000

3D Echtzeitgrafik is a Wireframe and Gouraud Shading Engine with (german) documentation on "How to Build a 3D Engine from the Scratch" by Gabriel Wurzer (mccool@writeme.com).

• Gouraud shading
• Wireframe rendering
• Z-Buffer
• 42 page tutorial (german) included
• Written in pure Borland Pascal

More information, documentation, source and tutorials can be found on the (german) Homepage of Gabriel Wurzer.

07.04.2000 3D Engine

07.04.2000

This i a gouraud shading engine for DOS from Srecko Morovic ( srecko_morovic@hotmail.com ).

• Gouraud shading
• Sound support
• Support for 3D Studio 4 files
• Uses Koristi Allegro game library
• C++ DJGPP source

More information, screenshots, the source and binary can be found on the 3D Homepage.

11.02.2000 Dex3D

11.02.2000

DeX3D is an open source 3D engine coded entirely in Visual Basic from Jerry Chen ( onlyuser@hotmail.com ).

• Gouraud shading
• Transparency
• Fogging
• Omni and spot lights
• Hierarchical meshes
• Support for 3D Studio files
• Particle systems
• Bezier curve segments
• 2.5 D text
• Visual Basic source

More information, screenshots and the source can be found on the Dex3D Homepage.

02.02.2000 Trender

23.12.1999

Trender is portable a gouraud shading 3D engine for Linux and Windows from Thanassis Tsiodras ( ttsiod@softlab.ntua.gr ).

• Gouraud, flat, wireframe and point rendering
• Support for 3D Studio ASC files
• Z-Buffer and z-sorting
• Anti-aliased lines
• Software rendering (SDL - Simple DirectMedia Layer) or 3DFX support
• Portable C++ source

More information, screenshots and the source can be found on the Trender Homepage.

06.04.1998 Tutor

06.04.1998

Tutor is a tutorial 3D engine for DOS from Libor Capak (xcapak@fi.muni.cz) .

• Gouraud shading.
• Z-Sorting.
• Pascal / ASM source.

More information,a screenshot and the demo with source can be found on the Programming Page of Libor Capak.

06.04.1998 View3DS

06.04.1998

View3DS is 3D Studio file viewer from David Farrell (fdavid@cyberramp.net).

• Z-buffered gouraud shading.
• Uses OpenGL rendering API.
• Support for 3DS object files.
• Conversion of 3D model to OpenGL C source code.
• Support for X11-Windows, Linux, Windows 95 / NT.
• C source.

More information, screenshots, executables and the source can be found on the Homepage of David Farrell.

12.03.1998 MegaGraph Graphics Library

01.01.1995

The MGL is a 3D graphics library for PCs from SciTech.

• Flat and gouraud shading.
• Support for DOS, Windows 3.1 / 95 / NT.
• SVGA support.
• BSP sorting and zbuffer rendering
• 2D and 3D functions.
• 3D modeling system.
• Written in C++ and ASM.
• Support for Borland C++, Watcom C++, Delphi, Visual C++.
• Support for DirectDraw acceleration functions.
• Support for OpenGL for Windows ( Microsoft, Silicon Graphics and Mesa ) API within the MGL framework.
• Support for stereo LC shutter glasses (requires hardware stereo support)

More information and source can be found on the MGL Homepage.

23.10.1997 3Dom

23.10.1997

3Dom is gouraud shading 3D editor from Samuel Debleeckere aka 'silicon' and Koen Deforch aka 'jozef' (3dom@cs.kuleuven.ac.be).

• Uses open OpenGL or Mesa for 3D output.
• Support for X11-Windows on Linux, HP-UX, Solaris and SGI.
• Gouraud and wireframe rendering.
• Movable light sources.
• Object primitives and object manipulation.
• Support for Rayshade scene files, output of MGF and povray files.
• C source.

More information, screenshots, binaries and the source can be found on the 3Dom Homepage.

23.10.1997 GL-Space

23.10.1997

GL-Space is gouraud shading 3D editor from Philip Eckenroth and Michael Tipping ( greywolf@unm.edu ).

• Uses open OpenGL or Mesa for 3D output.
• Support for X11-Windows on Linux, Solaris, SunOS and SGI.
• Gouraud and wireframe rendering.
• Movable light sources and cameras.
• Object primitives and object manipulation.
• User interface based on TrueSpace.
• Support for TrueSpace 2.0 ASCII model format.
• C source.

More information, screenshots and the source can be found on the GL-Space Homepage.

15.04.1997 M3D

15.04.1997

M3D is a PC 3d engine by 'Memon' and 'Raynet' of iNSiDE informatics.

• Gouraud shading.
• Multiple, movable light sources.
• Painter's algorithm: qsorted polygons
• Support for 3D Studio 3DS files.
• C/ASM source.

The source and binary can be found via the iNSiDE Homepage on the Products page.

10.01.1997 Graph3D (Link Problems!)

01.01.1995

The Graph3D library supports Gouraud shading, color dithering, good support for a range of color palettes (i.e. 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit color), and support for the MSDL scene file format. It is written in C++ for maximum portability. The engine runs under X11-Windows and MacOs. The full source is available at ftp.math.ohio-state.edu or via the homepage of the author Greg Ferrar.

15.07.1996 Lib3d (Link Problems)

15.07.1996

Lib3d is a 3d library from Keith Whitwell ( keithw@ozemail.com.au ).

• Gouraud shading.
• Z-buffer rendering.
• Support for X11-Windows and DOS.
• 8, 16 and 32 bit graphics modes.
• Pascal/ASM source code.

More information and the source can be found on the Lib3d Homepage.

07.03.1996 Free3d (Link Problem!)

07.03.1996

F3D is a portable, object-oriented real-time 3d rendering library from Brandon Van Every (vanevery@blarg.net).

• Gouraud and flat shading, texture mapping is planned.
• Painters sorting.
• X11-Windows support.
• C++ source code.

More information and the source can be found on the Free3d Homepage.

01.11.1995 Geomview

01.01.1995

GV is an interactive program, written by staff members of the Geometry Center, for viewing and manipulating geometric objects. It can be used as a standalone viewer for static objects or as a display engine for other programs which produce dynamically changing geometry.

• Z-buffer renderer
• SGI, NeXT and X11-Windows, binary and source distribution
• polyhedra with shared vertices (.off), quadrilaterals, rectangular meshes, vectors, and Bezier surface patches of arbitrary degree including rational patches.
• Picking on an object, edge or vertex level
• Direct mouse manipulation, control panels, and keyboard shortcuts
• Supports OOGL, a 3D file format for WWW 3D objects.

More info on the Geomview Homepage or in the Geomview Readme.

01.11.1995 Avril

01.01.1995

AVRIL is A Virtual Reality Interface Library, written entirely in ANSI C, except for the very low-level routines that actually write to the display. AVRIL was written by Bernie Roehl (broehl@sunee.uwaterloo.ca).

• Support for HMDs and many input devices
• Simpler and better API than REND386
• Full documentation

Source: Official AVRIL site sunee.uwaterloo.ca or at ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de
More info on the Avril Homepage or in the Avril Readme.
There is also a Internet Virtual Reality project from Lepton Incorporated that uses the AVRIL rendering engine.

01.11.1995 XVirtual

14.06.1995

XVirtual is a 3D animation engine from Marcus Roth (roth@aix01.rz.fht-mannheim.de).

• Animation support.
• Shadow mapping.
• Z-buffer rendering.
• The C++ source has german comments.
• Support for X11-Windows, needs xview library.

The source can be found on ftp.fht-mannheim.de. More info in the XVirtual Readme.

31.08.1995 3D Tools

01.01.1995

3DT is a 3D engine for PCs by Voltaire/OTM (mortens1@nersc.gov).

• Z-buffer
• C++ and ASM
• Reads 3D-Studio ASC files

A full source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi , more info in the 3D Tools Readme.

31.08.1995 GVectors

19.06.1995

GV is a gouraud shading engine for PCs from Terry Sznober (tumblin@mi.net).

• C/ASM source, uses XLib.
• Single color objects, polygons sorting.

The source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi . More info in the GVectors Readme. There is also a vector editor for the V10 format on x2ftp.oulu.fi .

31.08.1995 3D Vectors

10.06.1995

The Modex 3D Vector Library from John McCarthy (BRIAN.MCCARTHY@CANREM.COM) contains a PC gouraud shading engine.

• Multiple objects.
• Z-sorting.
• Translucency.
• 2D text, bitmap objects.
• Sound support for GUS and SB.
• Joystick support.
• 100% ASM.

The source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi . More info in the 3D Vectors Readme.