RESEARCH: Processing Libraries to Generate 3D Maps

• SurfaceLib
• Pros
• Seems very powerful
• Easy to apply textures to a 3D surface
• Cons
• Very complex
• Spherical coordinates?
  
• SuperPoint
• Pros
• Very easy to use, arguments consist of x,y,z,R,G,B,A
• Renders very fast
• Cons
• Too simple
• Cannot apply textures
• Patchy
• Pros
• Powerful
• Easy to apply textures
• Cons
• Somewhat of a learning curve

• Briefly looked at VTK
• Seemed EXTREMELY powerful (they boast that the program has over 1 million SLOC)
• Seemed EXTREMELY complex
• Little documentation