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3G. Graphics Library

Manual — PersonalVisualizer 2.11

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pvPersonal Visualizer 3D graphics editor and renderer  
sbvtranstranslate a Starbase HPSBV archive to Personal Visualizer data formats. 

3G. Graphics Library

bf_surf_global_model, inq_bf_surf_global_model, bf_surf_gloset/inquire surface reflectance, transmittance, and refraction parameters applied to backfacing elements of ray traced objects
bf_surf_light_model, inq_bf_surf_light_model, bf_surf_ligset/inquire light-emission characteristics for backfacing surfaces in global renderings
create_scene, create_sceninitialize a global rendering scene structure for a given segment network and return the scene descriptor
delete_scene, delete_scendelete a global rendering scene and reclaim its storage
set_cond_ind_mode, inq_cond_ind_mode, inq_cond_inset/inquire the conditional index mode for a global rendering scene
set_rad_ambient_mode, inq_rad_ambient_mode, inq_rad_ambset/inquire ambient light computation mode for radiosity rendering
inq_rad_energy, inq_rad_eneinquire the amount of light energy in a scene that is not yet accounted for in the latest radiosity solution
set_rad_scale, inq_rad_scale, inq_rad_scaset/inquire parameters for scaling radiosity image intensities to display intensities
set_ray_aa_parms, inq_ray_aa_parms, inq_ray_aa_set/inquire ray tracing anti-aliasing parameters for a global rendering scene
set_ray_dither_parms, inq_ray_dither_parms, inq_ray_ditset/inquire dithering scheme for 8-bit ray tracing output
set_ray_output, inq_ray_output, inq_ray_outenable/disable automatic ray trace output to screen; inquire current state of ray trace output
set_ray_tree_parms, inq_ray_tree_parms, inq_ray_treset/inquire the ray tree parameters for ray tracing
inq_sceneinquire data about a global rendering scene structure
shadow_switch, inq_shadow_switch, inq_shadow_enable/disable objects from casting shadows in radiosity and ray tracing renderings; inquire current shadow switch state
surf_global_model, inq_surf_global_model, inq_surf_glset/inquire surface reflectance, transmittance, and refraction parameters applied to ray traced objects
surf_illum_quality, inq_surf_illum_quality, inq_surf_ilset/inquire the quality with which the illumination of surfaces will be computed for radiosity renderings
surf_light_model, inq_surf_light_model, inq_surf_liset/inquire light-emission characteristics for surfaces in global renderings
surf_shading_resolution, inq_surf_shading_resolution, inq_surf_shset/inquire shading resolution for radiosity rendering
output_scene, output_scenoutput a global rendering to a given output device
render_scene, render_scencompute a global rendering of a given scene
SBRR, sbrrStarbase Radiosity and Ray Tracing Library description
set_cond_ind_mode, inq_cond_ind_mode, set_cond_inset/inquire the conditional index mode for a global rendering scene
set_rad_ambient_mode, inq_rad_ambient_mode, set_rad_ambset/inquire ambient light computation mode for radiosity rendering
set_rad_scale, inq_rad_scale, set_rad_scaset/inquire parameters for scaling radiosity image intensities to display intensities
set_ray_aa_parms, inq_ray_aa_parms, set_ray_aa_set/inquire ray tracing anti-aliasing parameters for a global rendering scene
set_ray_dither_parms, inq_ray_dither_parms, set_ray_ditset/inquire dithering scheme for 8-bit ray tracing output
set_ray_item_buffer, inq_ray_item_buffer, set_ray_iteset/inquire the item buffer mode for ray tracing (HP-SBRR versions 1.0 - 1.1 only)
set_ray_output, inq_ray_output, set_ray_outenable/disable automatic ray trace output to screen; inquire current state of ray trace output
set_ray_tree_parms, inq_ray_tree_parms, set_ray_treset/inquire the ray tree parameters for ray tracing
shadow_switch, inq_shadow_switch, shadow_switenable/disable objects from casting shadows in radiosity and ray tracing renderings; inquire current shadow switch state
spline_conedraw a cone using a spline surface
spline_sphere, spline_sphedraw a sphere using a spline surface
spline_torus, spline_torudraw a torus using a spline surface
surf_global_model, inq_surf_global_model, surf_globalset/inquire surface reflectance, transmittance, and refraction parameters applied to ray traced objects
surf_illum_quality, inq_surf_illum_quality, surf_illum_set/inquire the quality with which the illumination of surfaces will be computed for radiosity renderings
surf_light_model, inq_surf_light_model, surf_light_set/inquire light-emission characteristics for surfaces in global renderings
surf_shading_resolution, inq_surf_shading_resolution, surf_shadinset/inquire shading resolution for radiosity rendering

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