Lucy Viewer

Lucy Viewer is an interactive viewing software for 4D models, i.e, dynamic three-dimensional scenes that evolve over time.

The beta version is still in development.

You can get an alpha version so that you can start to test it and tell us what are the most important features for you, and if the implemented features fit your needs.

Main implemented features :

multiple sequence loading and playback
asynchronous loading
.off file loading
Mesh rendering

Current user interfaces :

command line arguments
Qt GUI

Installation

Download

Download Lucy Viewer here and untar the archive.

Third party librairies :

LucyViewer is a python application. Python2.7 has to be installed on your system for the application to be used.

You can install all the third party librairies with appropriate versions by running the setup.py script in the root folder:

python setup.py install

However, you have to install PyQt5 separately, as this module can not be installed with usual python utilities.

on Ubuntu :
sudo apt-get install python-pyqt5
on Fedora :
sudo dnf install PyQt5

Usage

Launching

You can start Lucy Viewer by executing from the root directory :

lucyViewer/LucyViewer.py

The available options are detailed below.

GUI Usage :

Loading and Playback :
- - mouse left click on a sequence loading bar: select the first frame to render
  - mouse right click on a sequence loading bar: select the loading buffer length
  - mouse left click and drag on a sequence bar lateral border: hide/show part of the sequence
  - mouse left click and drag on a sequence main bar: change sequence temporal offset
Display (on the rendering area):
- mouse left click and drag: trackball rotate on the selected sequence(s) (or world)
- mouse right click and drag: trackball drag on the selected sequence(s) (or world)
- mouse wheel motion: trackball zoom
- left ctrl + mouse right click and drag: translate sequence with respect to its center of rotation
- left ctrl + mouse wheel: move center of rotation closer/farther
- mouse double click: move center of rotation

Command line arguments examples:

Load and display one mesh:

python LucyViewer.py tests/data/models-1/model_0000010000.off

Load a sequence containing all the files in the directory given as argument :

python LucyViewer.py tests/data/models-1/

Get an exhaustive list of command-line arguments:

python LucyViewer.py --help

python LucyViewer.py -h

Modify the loading buffer properties :

python LucyViewer.py --databufferSize 15 tests/data/models-1

Load a second sequence:

python LucyViewer.py test-sample/models-0/ +sequence tests/data/models-1/

python LucyViewer.py +sequence tests/data/models-1/ +sequence tests/data/models-2/

Load 2 sequences using binary caching:

python LucyViewer.py --useBinaryCache True tests/data/models-1/ +sequence tests/data/models-2/

You can also define sequence specific parameters:

python LucyViewer.py +sequence --useBinaryCache True tests/data/models-1/ +sequence --dataBufferSize 5 tests/data/models-2/

NB: it is recommended to use absolute paths only for command lines.

Development

The project’s sources, bug trackers and wiki are hosted on the INRIA GForge.

If you don’t have an account on the INRIA GForge, please create one. Send us an email or ask us directly so that we can add you as contributor of the project.

Then go to the project GForge page : https://gforge.inria.fr/projects/lucy-viewer/ in order to get the source on the git repository.

Get the sources :

git clone git+ssh://your_user_name@scm.gforge.inria.fr//gitroot/lucy-viewer/lucy-viewer.git

Bug Tracker :

If you have some bug report or feature wishes, you can express yourself on the GForge Tracker.

Wiki :

You can find the Lucy Viewer wiki here.

Contributions :

If you want to add some code modifications, please create a new branch with a clear and understandable name from the master branch, and commit/push the modifications in this new branch. We will merge these in the original branch afterwards. Please be careful not to commit in the master branch.

Development :