Why don't we design radical new controls with the 3D toolkit?

[M_Kunze]

Hi,

The first time that a saw the open GL toolkit for LabVIEw I thought thats a great new drug. I played around with it but my computer crashed here and than. I could not find the reason why and so I decided to spend more time with it. Some weeks late I found that my graphic card had a problem and that caused the crashes.
My last experiment with the toolkit was a 3D gauge.
While its still not ready it gives a impression what might be possible using this toolkit.
You will find it as a LV 7.1.1 Version in the attachment.

If there are more ppl intersted to develop and design completely new controls than fell free to do so and make the rest of the world envious about the things that are possible using LV. Lets give a chance to everyone using LV to use this new controls.

The first projects could be:

- a better or more complete 3D gauge 😉
- a cool 3 or more position switch.
- a real advanced thermometer.
- a multi color LED bar.
- a pipe with floating water.
- a cool valve to stop the waterflow.
- a launch button like in a aircraft.
- a animated throttle for ships.
- a gyroscope.
- a artificial horizon.
- or a brand new other thing.

Lets go and give it a chance.

With kind regards

Martin Kunze

[M_Kunze]

Sorry I didnt post the gauge.

Here it comes...

[becktho]

Hi Martin

Could you post a picture of your control? I'd like to have a look at it but as I still use LV7.0 I can't open your vi.

Thomas

[M_Kunze]

Sure

No one said that it would be easy...

With kind regards

Martin

[Ben]

Nice topic Martin,

I do like your example.

Here are related links.

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=104833

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=88702&jump=true

Ben

[Ben]

I was looking at your code and thinking about the 512 X 512 limit on the image rendered.

The attached Vi show how a larger image can be rendered by using more than one "Draw Scene".

Ben

Message Edited by Ben on 06-18-2005 12:52 PM

[M_Kunze]

Yes Ben very nice.

What I am dreaming of are just complete new controls
and indicators. Input is a value and output is the
picture. It would be nice to change the size and scale too.
Btw. there is no scale at the moment.

So its just the Idea to do things in another way an let
out insprirations run free....

With kind regards

Martin