Conference article

Modelica3D - Platform Independent Simulation Visualization

Christoph Höger
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Alexandra Mehlhase
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Christoph Nytsch-Geusen
Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany

Karsten Isakovic
Fraunhofer FIRST, Germany

Rick Kubiak
Fraunhofer FIRST, Germany

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Published in: Proceedings of the 9th International MODELICA Conference; September 3-5; 2012; Munich; Germany

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 76:49, p. 485-494

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Published: 2012-11-19

ISBN: 978-91-7519-826-2

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

Modelica3D is a platform-independent; free Modelica library for 3D visualization. Its implementation is based on a message-passing architecture. Through its loosely-coupled architecture; Modelica3D can be combined with different rendering-tools. It is also highly extensible and scalable.

Keywords

3D Graphics; Library; Platform Independence; Free Software; Structural Dynamics; Loose Coupling; Message Passing

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