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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!usc!news.service.uci.edu!unogate!stgprao From: stgprao@sugarland.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini) Newsgroups: comp.graphics.api.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.windows.x.i386unix,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps Subject: Re: Freeware community needs 3d library NOW Date: 27 Jun 1996 12:45:28 GMT Organization: Unocal Corporation Lines: 4 Message-ID: <4qtvp8$sds@unogate.unocal.com> References: <4qlf04$7pj@guysmiley.blarg.net> <4qn08b$ntl@fido.asd.sgi.com> <4qt66a$nag@guysmiley.blarg.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: xing.sugarland Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.graphics.api.misc:647 comp.graphics.algorithms:29040 comp.windows.x.i386unix:20372 gnu.misc.discuss:26743 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:22265 comp.os.linux.development.apps:18120 There have been several 3D libraries out there, but not of the greatest utility. There was Dore from Stardent/Kubuta, a Phigs-like language, VOGL implementing SGI GL (pre-OpenGl), X3D something on XWindows, etc. I believe the poster is looking for something of breakthrough quality like Linux was to the UNIX world.