Leveraging Open Source Software to Create Technical Animations of Scientific Data

Abstract

Open source animation software packages provide a means for which scientists, researchers, and engineers can develop technically correct animation at no cost. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory spends tens of thousands of dollars annually for software licenses for packages such as Maya, Houdini, and 3D Studio Max, while in many instances, an open source package such as Blender3D would suffice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA455820

Entities

People

  • John M. Vines

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Graphics
  • High Performance Computing
  • Image Processing
  • Information Science
  • Language
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Phones
  • Open Source Software
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface
  • Visualizations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Systems Analysis and Design