Resources

Resources such as URLs, programs, etc. related to this course can be found here.

VTK

• VTKsetup.exe. Installs pre-compiled executables and libraries if you are running Windows 9x/NT/ME/2000/XP. This is the only file you need if you use Windows.
• VTK-4.2-LatestRelease.tar.gz. This contains the VTK 4.2 source code and examples in a Unix-style gzipped tar file for Unix platforms. You might want to use CMake which is a new cross platform build tool.
• VTKData-4.2.tar.gz. The data files for VTK 4.2 in in a Unix-style gzipped tar file for Unix platforms. You will need them to run some of the VTK examples or tests.
• VTKDoc-4.2.chm. This file contains the VTK 4.2 HTML documentation (man pages) as a single Microsoft Compressed HTML file for Windows platforms.
• VTK_file-formats (pdf-file from the VTK User's guide).
• For more information and downloads please visit the VTK Homepage.

OpenGL/GLU

• IntroductionToOpenGLand.NET: Tutorial which explains how OpenGL projects are created using MS Visual C/C++ 7.0 under .NET (used in COMPSCI 372 S1 C).
  
  • Example in section 1.1: Available as source file ass1a.cpp
  • Example in section 1.4: Available as .NET solution OpenGLExampleNET.zip or source file drawObjects.cpp
• Microsoft OpenGL/GLU libraries and header files: opengl95.exe
• OpenGL/GLU manual: indexOpenGLManual.html ( also available as download GLandGLU_man_pages.zip)
• OpenGL v.1.3 specification: OpenGL_spec_1_3.pdf
• OpenGL Examples (from the OpenGL Programming Guide): Available as .NET solution OpenGL_ExamplesNET.zip, as VS 6.0 workspace OpenGL_ExamplesVS6.zip or as individual source files OpenGL_ExamplesSourceFiles.zip.

GLUT

• GLUT libraries and header files (compatible with opengl32 and glu32). Originally written by Mark Kilgard, ported to Win32 (Windows 95,98,Me,NT,2000,XP) by Nate Robins: glut-3_7_6-bin.zip
• GLUT manual (ps-files): indexGLUTManual.html ( also available as download GLUT_man_pages.zip)
• GLUT v.3 specification: glut-3-spec.pdf

ANSI C

• DEC C Language manual (contains all ANSI C constructs and some DEC specific extensions): DEC C Language manual
• ANSI C Standard Library: Available from DEC C documentation or Ross Richardson [and here is an outside reference (apparently there are problems accessing uni resources from outside)]

C++

• Thinking in C++, Copyright (c) 2000, Bruce Eckel (http://www.BruceEckel.com). The following two links are local copies for use in this class only:
  • Volume 1: Contents
  • Volume 2: Contents