ShapeViewer < CCB

---++!!  ShapeViewer

(_version 1.1.12)_

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A simple 3-D viewer that displays Shape files read by the Loni [[ShapeToolsLibrary][ShapeTools]] library.

Supported file formats include: LONI Ucf, LONI TM, Minc OBJ, [[http://www.geomview.org][GeomView]] OFF and [[http://www.opendx.org][DataExplorer]] DX format files. A complete list of supported file formats
is [[ShapeToolsFileFormats][here]].

The !ShapeViewer can be run as an independent program, or it may function
as a client program, controlled by a remote server. 
This capability allows a view seen by a server to be replicated at a large
number of remotely hosted client sites.


---++ [[http://www.loni.ucla.edu/Software/Software_Detail.jsp?software_id=18][Download Shape Viewer]]

---++ Independent Mode features

   * Multiple files of any supported type may be simultaneously viewed.
   * Specific scene viewpoints and file sets may be saved and later reloaded.
   * Runs on any computer with Java3D (Macintosh, Windows, Linux, Solaris). Sorry, not SGI.
      * Note: Macintosh 10.4 (Tiger) users do not need to download Java3D - it is included with the operating system.
   * "4D" ucf's may optionally be colored via customisable color maps.
   * Have a set of predefined color maps (e.g. "Hot Metal", "Spectrum).
   * Minc OBJ's points display in color.
   * Current scene may be saved as a separate JPEG image file.
   * Optionally reads files from URL. This allows access to files in a web directory.
   * Supports a scriptable [[ShapeViewerCommands][command language]]

---+++ Client Mode features
   * View is controlled by commands sent by a remote server.
   * View upate frequency may be set by local user.
 
---++ Documentation
   * [[ShapeViewer_Usage][Using ShapeViewer]]
   * [[ShapeViewerCommandLine][Command Line Options]]
   * [[ShapeViewerChangeLog][Change Log]]
   * Scriptable [[ShapeViewerCommands][command language]]
   * [[ShapeViewerNewFeatures_1_1][New Features - Version 1.1]]
   * [[ShapeViewerHelpGuide][Viewer Menu Quick Reference Guide]]
   * [[ShapeViewerExternalInterface][External Interface]] allows application interoperability.
   * [[ShapeViewerFAQ][Frequently Asked Questions]]
   * [[ShapeViewerSceneFiles][Using ShapeViewer scene files]]
   * [[ShapeViewerPluginGuide][Using ShapeViewer  Plug-ins]]

---+++ Author
The first revision of the !ShapeViewer was written by Jeff Ma.
Subsequent revisions are written by Jeff Ma, and Craig Schwartz.


---++ Changes
   * Updated to use current !ShapeTools library (adds more file formats).
   * Allows color map to be applied to per-vertex attributes that are vectors (by averaging these into a scalar).
   * Version 1.1.12
      * colors vector attribute values by extracting the 0'th vector element and treating as a scalar value, mappable via a color map.
      * Supports PLY format files (vi !ShapeTools library)
 

---++ Wish List 
| Description |  Completed |
|Read UIF RGB file and interpret the RGB components as the coordinates of the vertices of a surface. |  |
|Center on a vertex, showing a particular radius around it, vertex specified by: <ul><li>vertex number <li>coordinate (pick closest vertex) <li>Display multiple, possibly orthogonal, 2d sections of an image volume</ul>|
| Read Brain Visa Mesh files |  Sep 08|
|Read !BrainVisa Ribbon files  |  |
|Support different render modes for different shapes |  |
|Support !ImageVolume (voxel) renderings | |
|Support Tetrahedral volumes | |
|Save color opacities in scene files | | 
|Support user suppled "plug-in" extensions. | |
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