Window System Extensions

SoWin Component Classes

The SoWin component classes are a “class-for-class” equivalent of the SoXt X Windows Component library, adapted to the unique requirements and facilities of the Windows environment. Like SoXt, SoWin classes include an OpenGL drawing area, an Open Inventor render area that manages a scene graph, and Open Inventor viewers that add lights, cameras, and interactivity to a scene. SoWin classes can be used within any application framework. Read Microsoft Windows for more details about the SoWin component classes.

SoQt Component Classes

The SoQt component classes are a “class-for-class” equivalent of the SoXt X Windows Component

library, adapted to the unique requirements and facilities of the Qt environment. Qt is a user interface toolkit that, like Open Inventor, can be used on Unix and Windows. Like SoXt, SoQt classes include an OpenGL drawing area, an Open Inventor render area that manages a scene graph, and Open Inventor viewers that add lights, cameras, and interactivity to a scene. Read Qt for more details about the SoQt component classes.