My personnal MER 3d software Options

[Indian3000]

I hesitated has to show them , but as I left soon in vacancy…

it is not perfect, I still have work above

[paxdan]

This is just a personal gripe of mine, but... there really is no such word as "orientate." ...

Err yes there is, it is a transient verb. While other back formations from "-tion" words may sound clumsy they can become valid constructions if they find their way into common usage. Orientate is a valid word and in common usage in the UK.

The beauty of the English language is its malleability and corruptibility. I work for the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary; we are gardeners not guardians of the English language.

[dvandorn]

You know, while I admire language's ability to grow and change, I resist the concept that "if enough people use the language wrong for long enough, it becomes acceptable." I'm tending to agree with the French on this -- yes, let the language change and grow. But enforce rules.

Or is the Oxford English Dictionary's next edition going to recognize such constructions as "R U going 2 be there l8ter?" as acceptable?

-the other Doug

[paxdan]

Or is the Oxford English Dictionary's next edition going to recognize such constructions as "R U going 2 be there l8ter?" as acceptable?

I hate to break this to you, but Appendix 7 of the current edition (10th, Revised) of he OED is called: SMS (electronic text messaging) and contains (among others) the following glossary of SMS abbreviations:

CUL8R... see you later
R... are
U... you
2... to, too

Explosion centered on the suburbs of Minneapolis detected in: 5, 4, 3....

[Pando]

LOL!!!

<bracing for impact>

[dvandorn]

Ticktickticktickticktick.....

KABOOM!!!!!



Fine, it's a (very, very inferior) means of communication. Just don't ever call it English in my presence, please... *sigh*...

-the other Doug

[Indian3000]

New module in 3d real time navigation module ...

you can load .VST files in 3d world ... and navigate in realtime ...

release in some weeks ...

some screenshots ...

spirit in mc murdo




opportunity going down in endurance

[Indian3000]

it is not really clean but is spirit on "home plate" ( site 115 )

[DDAVIS]

[quote name='dvandorn' date='Sep 8 2006, 11:05 PM' post='67344']
You know, while I admire language's ability to grow and change, I resist the concept that "if enough people use the language wrong for long enough, it becomes acceptable."

I have been noticing a lot of usage of 'loose' in place of 'lose' in computer messaging. There are other widely used examples I can't think of now.

Don

[edstrick]

I've thought one possibly good illumination schemes for such renderings would be to simulate a "sun" at the camera location, but to ignore inverse square illumination dropoff as you get more distant from the source. Just determine pixel brightness by the illumination incidence angle in some simple way.

[Indian3000]

a small comeback with a new part of my program ...

[Indian3000]

a HUGE vertical projection 8000x8000 2 mm /pixel in "True Color" ( a square of 16m x 16m )
2 hours to compute this on AMD 4200+ X2 with 3 GB ram ...

Opportunity Site 64KC Sol 660

here a browse version scale 1/10 800x800



and here the HUGE version in "True Color"
( jpg 12 Mb ) ( original TIF 256 Mb )

1P_64KC_VRT_0_002_COLOR.jpg (8000x8000) (+-12Mb)

[centsworth_II]

spirit site A586

"Spirit Spins Out" flashed through my mind when I saw this.

I usually steer clear of these technical threads. But some of the images are fantastic.
It's amazing what can be done with the original images to give new perspective.

[phase4]

I am stunned by your software, Indian3000! It puts the MER data into whole new perspectives. (well, for me it does)
Many thanks for your programs!

[Indian3000]

A new ALPHA version a my module "3D site viewer".

 MarsRoverCenter3DSiteViewer_ALPHA_1_base.zip ( 517.13K ) Number of downloads: 409

dont forget the data file in next post.

Requis :

.NET Framework 2.0.
sql server 2005 express ( or full version work too )
DirectX 9.0c

Installation

unzip all files in one directory ( *base.zip + *data.zip )
Start Application and close it.
The application will have created a standart XML config file in EXE directory.
%MACHINE_NAME%_config.xml

you have something like this



edit it and change entry with your PDS directory on your hard drive.
here a exemple




Notes :

you can add file only in panorama tab or 3D terrain or VST.
you can mix panorama file with VST or mix 3D terrain and VST ... or all three in a same time

BUT

you can not mix Differentes sites, ou can load only same site files. Look my previous post about this.


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In Panarama TAB .
add only EFF and RSD left-eye product.

In 3D terrain TAB .
Add only XYL file ( and you need the corresponding RSL left-eye product in the same directory )

In VST TAB.
add Only *vst file.

For vst texture i try to find in the same directory the corresponding RSL file or in a pds local structure (config file)
example : 1n136278048vil1600p1980l0m1.vst texture is 1n136278048rsl1600p1980l0m1.img


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I develop on Vista platform, thus I am not sure this work under XP.
I repeat it's a ALPHA version.

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this software is developed on the same structure of data that PDS

here a example of necessary PDS data structure on you hard disk ( you can place mer1po_xxx, mer1no_xxx, ... on sub directory just update you xml config file )





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Control Keys :
Arrows -> Navigation
Enter -> Rover Mode

in Rover Mode.
N : Next Frame.
V : Left rotation
B : Right rotation

in all mode
Q : FOV++
S : FOV--

Mouse Control :
Left click for pan.
Middle click for rotation.
Wheel for zoom.


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you can place the software on USB keys or a mobile hard drive i create one config file per machine and a load automatically the good one.

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sorry for my English and my confused explanations, but it's late and and I am tired ...

Indian.