The first non-beta release of the Python Computer Graphics Kit is available at http://cgkit.sourceforge.net

What is it? -----------

The kit is a collection of Python modules that contain the basic types and functions required for creating 3D computer graphics images. The kit includes several new types such as vectors, matrices and quaternions. It contains a binding for Pixar's RenderMan interface which is a renderer independent API to communicate 3D data to renderers which will finally produce a 2D image. There are already several RenderMan compliant renderers freely available (they are not part of the kit). The kit also includes some of the functionality from the RenderMan Shading Language which enables you to create procedural models or textures from within Python.

Even though the kit focuses on RenderMan, the new types or the Shading Language functionality can also be used for other rendering mechanism such as OpenGL or other renderers such as POV-Ray.

The kit should run on any platform where Python (and a C/C++ compiler) is available. Windows users can download a binary version for Python 2.2 and Python 2.3.

What's new? -----------

Finished the previously incomplete modules and added the corresponding documentation. For a list of other minor bug fixes and enhancements see the change log.

There has been release 1.0 available for a couple of days but the binary for Python 2.2 was broken and the source zip contained a modified version of the pre-generated file cgtypes.c which didn't work on Linux. Release 1.0.1 is fixing these issues. If you were among those who downloaded release 1.0 and you got it to work then you don't have to download 1.0.1 again as there's no difference in functionality.

For more information, visit:

http://cgkit.sourceforge.net

- Matthias -