GLTools

A set of 12+ patches for rendering OpenGL primitives such as Points, Lines, Triangles, Quads, Cubic Splines, Point/Line/Triangle/Quad structures, Tori, and manipulating OpenGL parameters, such as Blending, Projection matrices, Depth Buffer tweaks, and more.
Primitives include:

Versions

GLTools v1.3.20090707   375 KB i386 · x86_64 · ppc · ppc64

A set of 12+ patches for rendering OpenGL primitives such as Points, Lines, Triangles, Quads, Cubic Splines, Point/Line/Triangle/Quad structures, Tori, and manipulating OpenGL parameters, such as Blending, Projection matrices, Depth Buffer tweaks, and more. Primitives include: * GL Context Information (formerly an independent plugin) * GL Point * GL Line * GL Triangle * GL Quad * GL Spline (modified version of QCSpline by Caleb Cannon)
Source
http://kineme.net/QuartzComposerPatches/GLTools
Copyright
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Instructions

  1. Download most recent file using above link
  2. Extract content (you will see single *.plugin file)
  3. Copy this file to:
    • ~/Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Plug-Ins (~ sign stands for home directory, so it is /Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Plug-Ins)
    • or, for system wide installation (for all users) you can copy this plugin to /Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Plug-Ins

Patches

The following patches are defined in GLTools plugin:

GL Blend Equation

This patch modifies the GL Blend Equation. Add is the default mode.

Your subpatch objects’ blend mode must be set to Over or Add for this patch to have any effect.

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GL Camera

This patch uses GLU to set up a look-at perspective matrix.

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GL Clear Depth

This patch clears the OpenGL Depth Buffer to a specified value between 0 and 1. 1 is the default.

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GL Color Mask

This patch modifies the GL Color Write Mask to enable or disable writes to Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha components independently.

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GL Context Info

This patch returns some information about the OpenGL Context.

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GL Context Info

This patch is deprecated. Use the updated GLTools patches.

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GL Cube Structure

This patch renders a series of Cubes specified by the Input Point structure.

The Input Points structure should contain a series of 3-element structures, one for each point. Points can be specified as either the first three array elements (0, 1, and 2), or capitalized named values (‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’).

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GL Depth Buffer Alpha Threshold

This patch sets the threshold for Depth Buffer writing when drawing transparent pixels.

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GL Depth Buffer Alpha Threshold

This patch sets the threshold for Depth Buffer writing when drawing transparent pixels.

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GL Depth Sort Environment

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GL Depth Sort Sprite

This patch …

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GL Field of View

This patch modifies the GL Projection Matrix to use an arbitrary Field of View.

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GL Field of View

This patch modifies the GL Projection Matrix to use an arbitrary Field of View.

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GL Generate mipmap

This patch Generates mipmap data for an input image.

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GL Grid Generator

This patch outputs a grid of vertexes. It also allows for deformation of the grid.

Despite being in the public release of GL Tools, this patch is considered a Beta and should not be used in a production environment.

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GL Grid Patch

This patch is deprecated. Use the updated GLTools patches.

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GL Grid Renderer

This patch renders a GL Mesh structure.

Despite being in the public release of GL Tools, this patch is considered a Beta and should not be used in a production environment.

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GL Grid Renderer

This patch renders a GL Mesh structure.

Despite being in the public release of GL Tools, this patch is considered a Beta and should not be used in a production environment.

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GL Inverse Rotation

This patch provides inverse rotation information to orient objects inside a trackball or 3D Transform.

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GL Line

This patch renders a single OpenGL Line at a user-specified location with a user-specified color.

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GL Line

This patch is deprecated. Use the updated GLTools patches.

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GL Line Expression

This patch renders a curve as line-segments, based on input expressions.

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GL Line Structure

This patch renders a series of OpenGL Lines specified by the Input Lines structure.

The Input Lines structure should contain a series of 3-element structures, one for each endpoint. Endpoints can be specified as either the first three array elements (0, 1, and 2), or capitalized named values (‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’).

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GL Line Structure

This patch is deprecated. Use the updated GLTools patches.

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GL Load Matrix

This patch loads a GL Matrix directly.

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GL Logic Op

This patch modifies the default OpenGL Logic Operation used when rendering.

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GL Logic Op

This patch modifies the default OpenGL Logic Operation used when rendering.

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GL Look At

This patch uses GLU to set up a look-at perspective matrix.

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GL Matrix Mult

This patch modifies the GL Matrix by multipling it with the specified input matrix.

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GL Matrix Mult

This patch modifies the GL Matrix by multipling it with the specified input matrix.

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GL Ortho

This patch modifies the GL Projection Matrix to use an orthogonal projection.

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GL Ortho

This patch modifies the GL Projection Matrix to use an orthogonal projection.

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GL Point

This patch renders a single OpenGL Point at a user-specified location with a user-specified color.

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GL Point

This patch is deprecated. Use the updated GLTools patches.

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GL Point Structure

This patch renders a series of OpenGL Points specified by the Input Point structure.

The Input Points structure should contain a series of 3-element structures, one for each point. Points can be specified as either the first three array elements (0, 1, and 2), or capitalized named values (‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’).

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GL Point Structure

This patch renders a series of OpenGL Points specified by the Input Point structure.

The Input Points structure should contain a series of 3-element structures, one for each point. Points can be specified as either the first three array elements (0, 1, and 2), or capitalized named values (‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’).

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GL Polygon Mode

This patch modifies the OpenGL rendering mode to render wireframes and points.

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GL Polygon Mode

This patch is deprecated. Use the updated GLTools patches.

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GL Polygon Offset

This patch modifies rendered polygons’ offsets. This is useful for rendering with

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GL Quad

This patch renders a single OpenGL Quad at a user-specified location with a user-specified color.

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GL Quad

This patch renders a single OpenGL Quad at a user-specified location with a user-specified color.

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GL Quad Structure

This patch renders a series of OpenGL Quads specified by the Input Quads structure.

The Input Quads structure should contain a series of 3-element structures, one for each quad vertex. Vertices can be specified as either the first three array elements (0, 1, and 2), or capitalized named values (‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’).

If using named values, the following additional elements may also be specified: ‘U’, ‘V’, ‘NX’, ‘NY’, ‘NZ’, ‘R’, ‘G’, ‘B’, ‘A’.

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GL Read Pixels

This patch outputs an image of the Composition’s viewer window at the time it is execute. This means it doesn’t see stuff drawn in higher layers.

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GL Read Pixels

This patch is deprecated. Use the updated GLTools patches.

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GL Scale

This patch modifies the GL Scale to resize objects on each axis

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GL Scissor

This patch applies a Scissor test to rendered objects.

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GL Shade Model

This patch modifies the GL Shade Model, allowing for Flat or Smooth shading.

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GL Spline

This patch renders a spline using a series of OpenGL line segments.

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GL Spline

This patch renders a spline using a series of OpenGL line segments.

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GL Torus

This patch renders a torus.

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GL Triangle

This patch renders a single OpenGL Triangle at a user-specified location with a user-specified color.

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GL Triangle

This patch renders a single OpenGL Triangle at a user-specified location with a user-specified color.

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GL Triangle Structure

This patch renders a series of OpenGL Triangles specified by the Input Triangles structure.

The Input Triangles structure should contain a series of 3-element structures, one for each triangle vertex. Vertices can be specified as either the first three array elements (0, 1, and 2), or capitalized named values (‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’).

If using named values, the following additional elements may also be specified: ‘U’, ‘V’, ‘NX’, ‘NY’, ‘NZ’, ‘R’, ‘G’, ‘B’, ‘A’.

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GL Viewport

This patch modifies the GL viewport.

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Super GLSL Grid

This patch functions like the built-in GLSL patch, but allows you to control the GLSL parameters on a per-grid basis.
Provide an input structure with the corresponding GLSL uniform names, and the new values, and it will use those values instead of the GLSL Shader’s defaults.

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