[Ves] Size limit in the number of vertices

[Aashish Chaudhary]

Dear Carlos,

Could you please download GLView
http://www.realtech-vr.com/glview/download.php and get all the extensions
on your device for us?



On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 8:27 AM, ves <ves at calculoandamios.com> wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> The tablet is the Gemini GEM7008 (http://www.geminidevices.com) and it is
> the entry level tablet. In fact, as an Ipad user I think that it is a very
> basic tablet :)
>
> I bought it yesterday to make some tests and I mainly was looking for an
> Android 4 device.
>
> The main characteristics are:
>   CPU A13 (ARM Cortex A8 1Ghz)  Graphics Mali-400 3D Accelerator  Display 7"
> 800x480 Capacitive 5 Point Multi Touch  OS Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
> Storage 8GB (Up to 32GB with Micro SD)  RAM 512MB RAM  WiFi B/G  3G N/A
> Webcam Front 0.3 Megapixel  Battery 2500mAh  I/O Ports 1 Micro SD Slot
> (up to 32GB), 1 x Micro USB (OTG), 1 x Stereo Earphone Slot  Dimensions Width
> 191 x Height 110 x Depth 8.6 (mm)  Special Features
>
> 5 Point Capacitive Multi Touch, G Sensor
>
>
>
> I have tested the Kiwiviewer version from the Google Play and It is not
> possible to open the file, although it can open and play properly smaller
> models exported by me or from the examples provided.
>
> Could you tell me where in the code is the runtime checking and also which
> is the requirement for pass it. ? For me it is OK if generally speaking new
> / powerfull tablets can support > 65k vertices, but I would like to debug a
> little bit to understand the requirements. I will come back with some
> results but I will need some time as the Android world is quite new for me.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Carlos
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> On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 22:33:38 +1000, Pat Marion wrote:
>
> It does depend on the device, older devices will not support >65k
> vertices, but most modern devices will support it.  KiwiViewer does a check
> at runtime to decide whether or not there is support.  Of course, it's
> possible there is a bug and the runtime check is failing, even though your
> device supports the gl extension.  What device are you using?  Also, could
> you try the version of KiwiViewer that is in the Google Play store to see
> if that works any better?
>
> Pat
>
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:29 PM, ves <ves at calculoandamios.com> wrote:
>
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>> Hi,
>>
>>  I have exported a VTK model to OBJ and I try to view it in Kiwiviewer
>> (Android Version compiled by me with the source code downloading from
>> github). I have an error message saying that the file contains more than
>> the supported  maximum number of points.
>>
>>  I would appreciate an explanation about this issue as in the kiwiviwer
>> mailing list (
>> http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/kiwiviewer/2011-October/000002.html)
>> it is stated that the problem is related with OpenGL ES and that is
>> something that can be solved (in October 2011). Additionally in the
>> Kiwiviewer example with the point cloud library (
>> http://vimeo.com/42773717) it is stated that there are more than  200000
>> points (in IOS).
>>
>>  More specifically I would like to know if this limit is only for
>> Android, if it is related with the datasheet or it perhaps for each actor
>> and I can circumvent the limit adding several actors to the scene. If not,
>> is this size limit to be increased in the next version?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>  Carlos
>>
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