3D Engines List Source & Stereo rendering This list contains 6 stereo rendering engines with source code.

02.02.2000 OpenGL

06.09.1995

OpenGLŪ is a software interface for applications to generate interactive 2D and 3D computer graphics. OpenGL is designed to be independent of operating system, window system, and hardware operations, and it is supported by many vendors. OpenGL is available on PCs, Macintosh and workstations.
OpenGL provides a wide range of graphics functions: from rendering a simple geometric point, line, or filled polygon, to texture mapping NURBS curved surfaces.

• Geometric primitives (points, lines, and polygons)
• Raster primitives (bitmaps and pixel rectangles)
• RGBA or color index mode
• Display list or immediate mode
• Viewing and modeling transformations
• Hidden Surface Removal (depth buffer)
• Alpha Blending (transparency)
• Antialiasing
• Texture Mapping
• Atmospheric Effects (fog, smoke, and haze)
• Polynomial Evaluators (to support Non-uniform rational B-splines)
• Pixel Operations (storing, transforming, mapping, zooming)
• Accumulation Buffer
• Stencil Planes
• Feedback, Selection, and Picking
• OpenSource

The OpenGL functions described are provided on every OpenGL implementation to make applications written with OpenGL easily portable between platforms. All licensed OpenGL implementations are required to pass the Conformance Tests, and come from a single specification and language binding document.
More information and the source of the sample implementation can be found on the OpenGL Sample Implementation Homepage.

17.07.1996 Tex

17.07.1996

Tex is a graphics library for the PC by Daniel Vollmer. (FIDO: 2:241/1140.7 Daniel.Vollmer@P1140.F7.N2.Z241.FIDONET.ORG).

• Phong shaded, linear texture mapping (via enviroment mapping).
• Z-buffer rendering.
• Optional red/blue stereo rendering.
• Pascal/ASM source.

The Tex package is part of a bigger source distribution of stuff that Daniel Vollmer had done. The source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi .

01.01.1995 Dore

01.01.1995

Dore' is a powerful 3D graphics subroutine library, made freely available by the Kubota Graphics Corp. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for creating graphics applications. It is also easy to use, portable, and extendable. This version has interfaces/drivers to X11-Windows, PEX, IrisGL, OpenGL, Postscript and more. It has been ported onto most Unix systems, including Linux, NetBSD, and FreeBSD. It has also been ported to Windows NT 3.5. Dore is available on the Dore FTP Server

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.

16.02.1998 FLY8

03.07.1995

The FLY8 package is a wireframe multiplayer flightsimulator from Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal@eyal.emu.id.au ).

• DOS (MsVC, Borland c, Quick C, DJGPP), Windows (3.1, 95, NT), Unix/X11-Windows (shm) and OS/2 DIVE.
• SVGA and stereo shutter glasses support.
• Landscape generation and collision detection.
• Algorithmic sky painting.
• Sound and joystick support.
• 2D vector text.
• Networking support.

Screenshots and the source are available via the Homepage of Eyal.

23.07.1996 X3D

12.06.1995

X3D is an X11-Windows wireframe viewer from Mark Spychalla (spy@castlab.engr.wisc.edu).

• Stereo rendering support.
• Multiple line colors in non-stereo mode.
• Hidden line / Hidden surface display modes.
• Utiltiy to compute convex hull of polygons.

The source can be found on ftp.cae.wisc.edu.