#Porting IPAS to SGI
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Anyone have any knowledge on porting IPAS routines to work with the
SGI 3-D Studio renderer on SGI under IRIX?
Any help would be appreciated.
Jeff,
Autodesk has a development kit for the SGI Plug-ins to let you do this.
Obviously you need access to source code.
Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates
Kevin,
I will contact my VAR. In the meantime (as ADESK solutions………take time),
is this something you or your firm can deal with?
….As far as 'my needing source code'…that's not the level I wish to
approach this
at; Is there a "commercially available", "easy" solution to this task? Or am I
perhaps in a situation waiting on unreleased software.
Thanx for your prompt response.
Jeff Dobrow…..Jaycor Tactical Vision
Jeff,
Perhaps you've misunderstood the concept of "porting" IPAS plug-ins to
the SGI. You can't take any existing 3rd-party plug-ins and just "convert"
them for use. You would need to modify and re-compile them for the target
machine. Thus, you would either need source code from the developers, or you
would have to design and implement your own routines. Or you could probably
contract with Greg Pyros and Gus Grubba to develop what you need, but be
prepared for reasonable expense.
Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates
Kevin,
>> Perhaps you've misunderstood the concept
Yes…I probably did. After having purchsed the SGI 3-D studio renderer
I discovered I could not render any IPAS procedures with it. I just wondered
if/where/how to aquire/port/buy these routines so as to increase the
functionality of my SGI. Right now its a speed-on-the-SGI vs. IPAS-on-the-
3DS-station trade off situation.
>> contract with Greg Pyros and Gus Grubba
I am currently speaking with Greg on this as well and am gaining similar
information from him. We may pursure this further.
Thanks very much for your reply and insight.
Jeff Dobrow/B.B. …….Jaycor Tactical Vision