Institute for Visualization and Interactive Systems
OpenSG PLUS
OpenSG PLUS
An Open Source Realtime-Rendering API
as standard for virtual and augmented reality applications.
OpenSG
PLUS is a project that is funded by the German Ministry for Research and
Education (BMBF). In this three-year project
9 german research institutions (universities and independent reasearch
groups) working in the field of 3D computer graphics are cooperating to
enhance OpenSG (Open Source Scenegraph)
by innovative and trendsetting functionalities thereby supporting the OpenSG
Forum through R&D work for new application areas.
Within the scope of the work package High-Level Primitives at the institute
for computer science, University of Stuttgart a module for volume visualization
is being developed under the direction of Prof. Dr. Th. Ertl. Based on
this module the integration of volumerendering into VR- and AR-applications
will be possible at very low cost.
Aims of the Volumerendering work package
semitransparent direct volumerendering
rendering shaded isosurfaces
combined rendering of volume data sets and arbitrary OpenSG-shapes
support for time varying volume data
restriction of volume rendering to parts of the data set via clipping
Level-Of-Detail volume visualization
cross-plattform design to the widest possible extent
hiding as many details as possible for application developers
OpenSG
PLUS is a project that is funded by the German Ministry for Research and
Education (