[Vis5d-users] Re: modeling elements

Hi Andreas,

> I am a new member of the Vis5D mailing list, and new also to this
> software. I would like to ask something that I couldn't find in the
> Documentation.
> Which elements is the software using to do the Volume Rendering?
> I am doing an evaluation of the software , in order to use it or not in
> my work and I would be grateful, if anyone could answer that ...

Vis5D does volume rendering by a series of semi-transparent
planes, here the choice of planes changes depending on the
view direction. This technique is widely used and was first
described in my own paper at the 1989 Volume Visualization
Workshop at Chapel Hill.

Cheers,
Bill
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