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3G. Graphics Library

Manual — unbundled PersonalVisualizer_2.11/S700

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1. Commands

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

3G. Graphics Library

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

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