Portability of interactive graphics software

Author

Brittain, Donald L.

Author_Institution

Wavefront Technol., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Volume

10

Issue

4

fYear

1990

fDate

7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

70

Lastpage

75

Abstract

One solution to obtaining a portable graphics architecture is presented. By abstracting the functionality present in most 3-D graphics systems and augmenting it with advanced rendering features, a highly portable, efficient, and modern graphics architecture for interactive 3-D graphics applications (including modeling, animation, and scientific visualization) is obtained. Using appropriate object-oriented design procedures ensures the efficiency, maintainability, and portability of the architecture. The design and implementation of the graphics system used to achieve this high degree of portability are described.<>

Keywords

interactive systems; object-oriented programming; software portability; solid modelling; 3D graphics; animation; functionality; interactive graphics software; maintainability; object-oriented design procedures; portable graphics architecture; rendering features; scientific visualization; Application software; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer architecture; Computer graphics; Design optimization; Hardware; Iris; Libraries; Sun; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.56301

Filename

56301