Graphite

 

This image: OpenCASCADE model displayed in Graphite, with ambient occlusion.

Graphite is a research platform for computer graphics, 3D modeling and numerical geometry.

Graphite was awarded the special prize "most innovative project" and the third prize "scientific software category" at the "trophées du libre" international free software competition.

Latest version: Graphite 2.0 alpha 4 (June 2nd 2010)

Release highlights:

  • Updated GUI
  • Full screen mode
  • T exture Baking (tutorial soon to come)
  • Full Screen Effects
  • Improved Normal Map shader

 

[Download] [Documentation on ALICEpédia].

 

Download and Instructions

Graphite is now hosted by Inria GForge.

Documentation and tutorials are available in the [Graphite WIKI]

Featured projects with Graphite

Lab: U. of British Columbia

Project: Hexaedral meshing (SGP 2011)

Web link: Project page in UBC

Lab: U. ETH Zurich

Project: Course: Physically based simulation (uses mesher in Graphite)

Web link: Course page in ETHZ

Lab: U. of Girona

Project: Inverse Geometric Textures (Siggraph Asia 2008)

Web link:Project page in U. of Girona webpage

Lab: U. of Singapore, Hong-Kong U.S.T and Microsoft Research Asia

Project: Texture Amendment (Siggraph Asia 2008)

Web link:Project page in U. of Singapore webpage

Lab: UBC Imager Lab

Project: Geometry Processing class and research

Web links: Alla Sheffer's class webpage, Alla Sheffer's research papers


Lab: MIT CSAIL

Project: Texture transfer

Web link: Tom Merten's webpage

Lab: USC/ICT Graphics Lab

Project: The parthenon, computing a diffuse albredo map

Web link: Paul Debevec's website

Lab: Evasion (INRIA project-team)

Project: Coherent reconstruction of animated meshes

Web link: Lionel Reveret and Frank Hetroy's webpage, and here

Do not hesitate to contact us if you want a link to your project here.

Credits

Graphite uses the following software packages: