[vtk-developers] VTK Subdivision Filters and Pixar's OpenSubdiv

[Andrew Maclean]

Hi Bill,
   Let me know if I can help in any way. Testing, reviewing etc.

Regards
   Andrew



> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com>
> To: VTK Developers <vtk-developers at vtk.org>
> Cc:
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 12:23:12 -0400
> Subject: [vtk-developers] VTK Subdivision Filters and Pixar's OpenSubdiv
> Folks,
>
> As the original author (15 years ago) of the VTK subdivision filters I
> have always been disappointed:
> 1) That they seem to be under utilized.
> 2) That they only work for triangles.
> 3) That they are not adaptive.
>
> Pixar has released their open source subdivision library that:
> 1) Has a VTK compatible Apache license!
> 2) Uses git to host the source code!!
> 3) Uses CMake to configure the code!!!
>
> I plan to investigate the possibility to create new VTK classes that
> use OpenSubdiv. This will provide VTK with the state-of-the-art
> subdivision capabilities.
>
> I have no schedule, especially during the summer/fall.
>
> If others have interest in this, perhaps we can collaborate and share
> our expertise.
>
> Bill
>
>
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