[Open] Inventor documents

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For other [Open] Inventor "haunts", See Also:
• [Open] Inventor example code subtree
• Open Inventor Course source subtree
• Inventor FAQ in toolbox/FAQs/SGIfaqs/Inventor-faq
• [oi] indicates Open Inventor documentation
• PostScript files listed here can be viewed with xpsview, ghostview, or printed on any PostScript printer.

• Optimizing Open Inventor Applications, Release 2.0, 1993 [oi]
  • compressed PostScript format (37 pages)
  • uncompressed PostScript

• OPEN INVENTOR CORNER, Fun With Draggers: Building an Interactive Track Light, 9/94 [oi]
  • compressed PostScript format (6 pages)
  • uncompressed PostScript

• Open Inventor Nodes Quick Reference, Release 2.0 [oi]
  • compressed PostScript format (22 pages)
  • uncompressed PostScript
    provides quick reference information on Open Inventor nodes. It is especially useful as a quick reference for the Inventor file format. The following sections are included:
    • A set of tables grouping node classes according to general usage,
    • A quick reference table for nodes.

• Open Inventor 3d Toolkit, 1994 [oi]
  • compressed showcase format (38 pages)
  • uncompressed showcase
    These files are links back to the /toolbox/src/exampleCode/inventor/OpenInventorLab/ directory where they live.

• How to Write an Open Inventor File Translator, 1994 [oi]
  • compressed PostScript format (37 pages)
  • uncompressed PostScript
    provides the necessary basic info to enable you to write a program that translates existing graphics files into Open Inventor format. It includes the following sections:
    • Background information on the Inventor scene database
    • An example of a simple file translator
    • Tips and suggestions for writing file translators
    For a more complete description of Inventor objects, creating a scene database, and applying actions, see The Inventor Mentor, Chapters 1-5 and Chapter 9.

  

• http://www.sgi.com/Technology/Inventor:
  Inventor web site contains information on/links to WebSpace, VRML, Open Inventor 2.1, FAQ + Known Bugs, Fixes, and Workarounds, information.

  We include a the local copy (snapped on 10/30/95) of the Open Inventor web house. Please always go to the living version on Silicon Surf whenever possible.

• files available thru ftp access via ftp://sgi.sgi.com/sgi/inventor/1.0/ subdir include:
  • DxfToIv (binary)
  • DxfToIv.1 (raw man page)
  • DxfToIv.1.txt (pre-baked ascii text file)