Equipment & Physical Use
The AML ViSLab has two sets of StereoGraphics' Crystal Eyes stereo glasses and one emitter
for 3-D stereo use.
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The emitter should be connected the workstation, placed on top of the
console, and turned on.
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When the sides flaps of the stereo glasses are opened, they go into stereo mode.
- The SGI Octanes and the SGI Onyx2 have stereo connections
on the desktop box.
- The batteries in the stereo glasses have to be occasionally replaced.
- To use the Stereo equipment, please ask the AML staff.
Documentation
StereoGraphics provides excellent documentation on how to code
stereo into an application for SGIs, Suns, PCs and other platforms.
Documents can be found on-line at http://www.stereographics.com/support/body_support.html
or locally in /tools/aml-estarose/stereo/CrystalEyes_docs.
- CrystalEyes SDK
Code for GL & OpenGL on SGI/IRIX, Sun/Solaris plus other platforms. Excellent explanation on-line , local
- Developer's Handbook
The mathematics and issues of
stereo viewing. Excellent explanation local
Code & Sample Programs
Code examples can be found at the Stereo Graphics support website
Other documentation and sample programs (code and compiled versions) for both SGI's GL & OpenGl exist
in the local directory /tools/aml-estarose/stereo
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The following compiled programs are available on the SGIs in /tools/aml-estarose/local/bin:
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nestedcubes - a program to test if you are in stereo mode.
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offstereo - To exit stereo mode, if there are any problems.
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onstereo - To enter stereo mode.
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stereo_developers_new directory:
Stereo code from SGI's Developer home page.
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stereo_4dgifts directory:
GL code from SGI. Program code for nestedcubes,
offstereo, onstereo.
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stereo_developers_4.1 directory:
Older stereo code from the SGI's developer option - GL & OpenGl
Some of the above code may be out of date.