Re: DFAD/DTED-loader
Bill Riggs (riggs++at++cornelius.tec.army.mil)
Thu, 3 Apr 1997 12:53:06 -0500
Although there are a number of systems, such as Power Scene and the TEC
Drawland package that render DTED directly on the fly, DFAD is not
well designed to support 3D visualization, and really is better regarded
as a source data format than a runtime format. NIMA is currently pushing
its "vector product format", but here again, I am not aware of any VPF
tools which would allow you to go beyond 2.5D visualization (i.e. a
feature drape over a terrain skin). Both Coryphaeus and Multigen have
more or less standard feature libraries to represent DFAD data (including
3D model representations where appropriate). I would suggest contacting
them directly to get any information you need on their projects and plans to
support 3D feature processing "on the fly" and/or VPF.
Bill Riggs
LNK Corporation, Inc.
(301) 927-3223
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