The Inventor Mentor: Programming Object-Oriented 3D Graphics with Open Inventor, Release 2
Silicon Graphics, Inc., has developed two important software standards for graphics programmers.OpenGLis a powerful software interface for graphics hardware that allows graphics programmers to produce high-quality color images of 3D objects. The functions in theOpenGLlibrary enable programmers to build geometric models, view models interactively in 3D space, control color and lighting, manipulate pixels, and perform such tasks as alpha blending, anti-aliasing, creating atmospheric effects, and texture mapping.Open Inventor is an object-oriented 3D toolkit built onOpenGLthat 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.TheOpenGLTechnical Library provides tutorial and reference books forOpenGLand Open Inventor. The library enables programmers to gain a practical understanding of these important software standards and shows how to unlock their full potential.0201624958B04062001