VGL Features VGL offers a variety of features that distinguish it from other volume rendering packages: VGL is... VGL is a C++ class library. VGL is a graphics library/toolkit. VGL is dedicated to volume rendering. VGL uses (in some places) and cooperates very well with OpenGL. VGL is on the same level of complexity and features as OpenGL in combination with OpenInventor. VGL supports software rendering modes: volume iso-surface ray-tracing (phong shading). volume ray-tracing (phong shading). MIP (maximum intensity projection). X-Ray will be available soon. VGL supports hardware rendering modes: OpenGL polygon rendering. 2D texture based volume rendering (OpenGL 1.1, standard). 3D texture based volume rendering. 2D texture based volume rendering with shading. VolumePro 500 volume rendering hardware (Windows version only). VGL can easily be integrated in existing (OpenGL based) applications. VGL can render any voxel data type. VGL software rendering modes have a worst-case memory overhead of 33%. VGL does not limit the volume data set size. VGL can render multiple objects in one scene. VGL can render very large data sets interactively. VGL supports a wide range of applications, from interactive rendering to highest quality images. VGL is NOT... VGL is not a GUI toolkit. VGL is not limited to any special GUI. VGL is not a typical one-volume-renderer.

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