Re: OpenGL export converter

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Fri, 23 May 2003, Oliver White wrote:

> Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 14:57:03 +0100
> From: Oliver White <Oliver.White@cuesim.com>
> Reply-To: dia-list@gnome.org
> To: dia-list@gnome.org
> Subject: OpenGL export converter
>
> A quick search of the web reveals no tools which can convert from

If you had told me what you found that was not any use I might have been
better able to suggest things.  I used google and searched using two
words, SVG and OpenGL and found a few things that looked promising but
perhaps you arleady saw them and considered them unsuitable.

> a vector format (such as dia or SVG) to a list of OpenGL commands
> which would let that diagram be integrated into an OpenGL diagram.
>
> e.g. An "<svg:rect.../>" xml tag would be simply converted to a
>      "glRect(...)" line of C code.
>
> Does anyone know of projects underway to create such a converter?

Looks like Amaya OpenGL takes SVG and renders it on an OpenGL canvas.
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/User/gldev.html
and more here
http://www.svgopen.org/papers/2002/cheyrou__amaya/

Sincerely

Alan Horkan
http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/