Open Inventor: * is built on top of OpenGL
* defines a standard file format for 3D data interchange
* introduces a simple event model for 3D interaction
* provides animation objects called Engines
* provides high performance object picking
* is window system and platform independent
* is a cross-platform 3D graphics development system
* supports PostScript printing
* encourages programmers to create new customized objects
* is fun to use That last one - "is fun to use" - always scares me when we're talking about computer programming. Gives me the heebeejeebies. |