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Cal3D is a skeletal based 3D character animation library written in C++ in a way that is both platform-independent and graphics API-independent. It was originally designed to be used in a 3D client for Worldforge, but evolved into a stand-alone product which can be used in many different kinds of projects. Cal3D's essentials can be boiled down to 2 parts: the C++ library and the exporter. The exporter is what you would use to take your characters (built in a 3D modeling package) and create the Cal3D-format files that the library knows how to load. The exporters are actually plug-ins for 3D modeling packages. This allows 3D artists to use the modeling tools that they're already comfortable with. The C++ library is what you would actually use in your application, whether it's a game or a VR application. The library provides methods to load your exported files, build characters, run animations, and access the data necessary to render them with 3D graphics. PR: ports/68954 Submitted by: Stefan Walter <sw@gegenunendlich.de>
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Cal3D is a skeletal based 3D character animation library written in C++
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in a way that is both platform-independent and graphics API-independent.
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It was originally designed to be used in a 3D client for Worldforge, but
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evolved into a stand-alone product which can be used in many different
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kinds of projects.
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Cal3D's essentials can be boiled down to 2 parts: the C++ library and
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the exporter. The exporter is what you would use to take your characters
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(built in a 3D modeling package) and create the Cal3D-format files that
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the library knows how to load. The exporters are actually plug-ins for
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3D modeling packages. This allows 3D artists to use the modeling tools
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that they're already comfortable with.
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The C++ library is what you would actually use in your application,
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whether it's a game or a VR application. The library provides methods to
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load your exported files, build characters, run animations, and access
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the data necessary to render them with 3D graphics.
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WWW: http://cal3d.sourceforge.net/
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