[GRASS-dev] NVIZ X11 Interface

William Kyngesburye woklist at kyngchaos.com
Tue Apr 28 20:49:34 EDT 2009


NVIZ is built into the Python GUI in GRASS 6.4, just select the 3D  
view from the popup in the display.

On Apr 28, 2009, at 7:29 PM, Jeshua Lacock wrote:

>
> Greetings,
>
> I just built 6.4.0 RC4 here on Mac OS X without a single error -  
> nice! The new interface is very snappy, stable and responsive  
> compared to 6.3.0 - I am nothing but impressed. Nice work everyone!
>
> I just spoke with an Apple representative who was interested in  
> showing GRASS GIS on stage for at this years WWDC (World Wide  
> Developers Conference) in June to show a real time data 3D  
> visualization.
>
> When I informed him that the 3D visualization still required X11 he  
> quickly lost interest. This would have been huge opportunity for  
> world wide exposure to GRASS GIS.
>
> Are there any plans to make a Python or Cocoa interface for NVIZ  
> going forward? Is it possibly part of the GRASS 7 roadmap?
>
> I have been doing a lot of OpenGL programming for Mac OS X lately,  
> so it might be something I could help with. Seems like the OpenGL  
> code works fine, I would just have to port the interface. Any  
> comments?
>
>
> Best,
>
> Jeshua Lacock, Owner
> <http://OpenOSX.com>
> phone: 877.240.1364
>
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