Inventor

LGPL Open Inventor (tm) C++ API using OpenGL from original SGI source. Inventor is the standard API for developers of Windows, Linux, and other Unix 3D applications. Current version only works on Irix and Linux. Port in progress to other platforms.

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GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 2.0 (LGPLv2)

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux, Windows

Intended Audience

Developers

User Interface

Win32 (MS Windows), X Window System (X11)

Programming Language

C++

Related Categories

C++ 3D Modeling Software, C++ 3D Rendering Software

Registered

2000-08-08

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