Pixcon v3.0.0 open source 3D animation and rendering tools library significantly enhances OpenGL API

Category: Developers •

Jul 29, 2005

Pixcon is an open source software 3D animation and rendering tools development suite for rapid development of cross platform software - with emphasis towards games, high-end rendering, simulation, and 2D/3D visualization. Software includes a set of libraries, utilities, documentation, and examples. The new v3.00 adds more utilization of OpenGL API/GPU matrix hardware,  autogenerated OpenGL mipmap support, OpenGL offscreen rendering class, OpenGL support for paletted textures, upgraded TIFF & JPEG libraries, conversion support for MetaVR’s 3D format, and more documentation. Future releases will support OpenGL shaders, vertex objects, and display lists.