AlphaPixel recently delivered a Free/Open Source 3D PDF generation/conversion tool for exporting models to the PRC format and embedding them into PDF files. Based on an OpenSceneGraph Reader/Writer plugin, and open source PRC code taken from the Asymptote the osgdb_prc plugin converts the geometry, material colors and transparency, and in a limited fashion, the per-vertex
Over the past several years, AlphaPixel has worked to get the GLSL source level debugger “GlslDevil” released as open source (it was an academic project relying on a closed-source library on Windows). First, we succeeded in getting the source released (now renamed GLSL-Debugger) and set up on GitHub, and recruited a number of open source
AlphaPixel recently delivered a document automation tool for an environmental decision support system for Praxik LLC of Ames, Iowa. Praxik is developing tools to assist the agricultural sector in compliance with environmental regulation and mitigation and AlphaPixel is delivering a number of GIS technology components to support them. More info about these projects will be
FRAGG met this past weekend in Louisville. Mike, Paul, Chris, Dustin attended. Paul demonstrated JAG and OpenGL 4 A-buffer rendering. Dustin showed a GUI shader editor. Chris demonstrated iOS OSG development and RTLSDR Software Defined Radio. Mike showed off his Raspberry Pi in an Otterbox with LCD display, running OpenGL ES1/2 demo apps. No photos
AlphaPixel just released the full source to the OSG Transparency Toolkit, a library with demo applications that implements multiple transparency techniques in an easy-to-use library with demo applications. osgTT currently offers the following transparency modes: None, Depth Sorted (aka normal OSG transparency), Delayed Blend (an unsorted method) and Depth Peeling (unsorted). Read all about osgTT
AlphaPixel recently completed work on several developments for a confidential aerospace startup, including a library for interfacing with GPS/INS devices called DynamicTrack. While the core software for this client was proprietary and still under non-disclosure, the client gratefully agreed to place the DynamicTrack library under an Open Source license (MIT) to allow it to be
AlphaPixel recently completed the second phase of development of the Virtual Paint spray-coating application training system for University of Northern Iowa’s Iowa Waste Reduction Center and Iowa State University. Read all about this sophisticated training simulation and how AlphaPixel helped develop and deliver it.
FRAGG met last weekend in Louisville. Mike, Paul, Chris, Duncan and new member Scott dropped by. Paul discussed JAG. Chris demonstrated iOS development and osgEarth projects. Duncan and Scott both demonstrated somehwat similar projects (Scott using osgEarth) and Mike rounded out the osgEarth-fest with a demonstration of his amassed Colorado dataset. A brief discussion of
Front RAnge Graphics Geeks (FRAGG) will be meeting in Louisville, Colorado on the morning of Saturday April 20th. If you’re interested in attending, please contact us for exact time and location so we can know a headcount for our venue. We have a number of new members, so it should be an interesting get-together with
With the generous cooperation of the original authors, Thomas Klein, Magnus Strengert and Thomas Ertl, we have received the source code to the glslDevil ( http://www.vis.uni-stuttgart.de/glsldevil/ ) GLSL source level debugger. I have uploaded the source as I received it with no modifications, to GitHub: https://github.com/XenonofArcticus/GLSL-Debugger We have not yet even tried to build it.
