XISL is free, open source, xml scripting language for representation of implicit 3D objects.
There exist lot of tools for visualization and export to other representations. Objects are represented by implicit functions. Complex objects can be created from builtin primitives by extensive library of operations.
<defObject name="example">
< blendedUnion blend ="4">
<gSphere>
<vec4 x1="1" x2="0" x3="0" x4="0.8"/>
</gSphere>
<gSphere>
<vec4 x1="-1" x2="0" x3="0" x4="0.8"/>
</gSphere>
</blendedUnion>
</defObject>
More information
XISL was made by Julius Parulek as master thesis at Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of Comenius University.
Later he extended it during his postgraduate studies to current form.
Visual output is provided via two tools: polygonizer with viewer of polygonal meshes
and modified version of POV-Ray, which is free program for raytracing.
Currently two projects are being made as extensions of XISL: interpreted environment with GUI and simulation of physical interactions.
kontakt: info@xisl.sk
Publications
License
XISL is a free, open source project. It's usable under Zlib license:
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
- The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
- Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
- This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
