1.2 - Third-Party Software and Content

Table of Contents

• 1.2.1 SilverLining
• 1.2.2 Triton Ocean
• 1.2.3 GL Studio
• 1.2.4 DI-Guy
• 1.2.5 SpeedTree
• 1.2.6 3D Models, Terrain, and Graphical Content
• 1.2.7 OpenSceneGraph
• 1.2.8 osgEarth

VR-Vantage includes software and content licensed from third parties, including:

• SilverLining™: real-time sky and 3D cloud rendering from Sundog Software
• Triton Ocean SDK™: 3D ocean Triton Ocean SDKand ship wakes from Sundog Software.
• GL Studio®: interactive cockpit instrumentation and HMI from DiSTI®
• DI-Guy™: realistic human character animation from Boston Dynamics
• SpeedTree®: animated, 3D foliage from Interactive Data Visualization (IDV)
• 3D models, terrain, and graphical content from Simthetiq, RealDB, TurboSquid, Terrex (now Presagis), and TerraSim
• OpenSceneGraph: an open source 3D graphics toolkit hosted at http://www.openscenegraph.org
• osgEarth: an open source streaming terrain plug-in by Pelican Mapping, at http://osgEarth.org.

Note

The run-time and developers' rights for VR-Vantage customers vary from vendor to vendor. Please read this section carefully to understand which rights are included with VR-Vantage licenses, and which rights require additional third-party licenses.

1.2.1 SilverLining

VR-Vantage uses SilverLining software and content to compute lighting and to render the sky, clouds, sun, and moon. SilverLining is developed by Sundog Software (http://www.sundog-soft.com).

Most VR-Vantage customers do not need to buy a SilverLining license of any kind. In general, a VR-Vantage customer has the right to use the SilverLining technology that is built into VR-Vantage in any VR-Vantage-based application (including custom applications built using the Toolkit). However, there are two exceptions:

• If you want to extend or change the way that MÄK has integrated SilverLining into VR-Vantage by writing directly to the SilverLining API, then you need a SilverLining Developer's License.
• If you are building a commercial video game or other "mass-market" (consumer-level) commercial product on top of the VR-Vantage Toolkit, and the resulting product includes the SilverLining functionality, then you need a SilverLining Developer's License.

SilverLining libraries, textures and other graphics resources are distributed in the VR-Vantage package solely so that VR-Vantage can use them. Use of SilverLining software or content outside of VR-Vantage-based applications is not permitted by the VR-Vantage license.

1.2.2 Triton Ocean

VR-Vantage uses Triton Ocean SDK software and content to render 3D oceans and ship wakes. Triton Ocean is developed by Sundog Software (http://www.sundog-soft.com).

Most VR-Vantage customers do not need to buy a Triton Ocean license of any kind. In general, a VR-Vantage customer has the right to use the Triton Ocean technology that is built into VR-Vantage in any VR-Vantage-based application (including custom applications built using the Toolkit). However, there are two exceptions:

• If you want to extend or change the way that MÄK has integrated Triton Ocean into VR-Vantage by writing directly to the Triton Ocean API, then you need a Triton Ocean Developer's License.
• If you are building a commercial video game or other "mass-market" (consumer-level) commercial product on top of the VR-Vantage Toolkit, and the resulting product includes the Triton Ocean functionality, then you need a Triton Ocean Developer's License.

Triton Ocean libraries, textures and other graphics resources are distributed in the VR-Vantage package solely so that VR-Vantage can use them. Use of Triton Ocean software or content outside of VR-Vantage-based applications is not permitted by the VR-Vantage license.

1.2.3 GL Studio

VR-Vantage uses GL Studio software and content to render interactive cockpit instrumentation displays. GL Studio is developed by DiSTI (http://www.disti.com).

VR-Vantage is delivered with several generic cockpit displays. You can use the built-in cockpit displays in any VR-Vantage-based application (including custom applications built using the Toolkit), without a GL Studio license of any kind.

If you want to build custom cockpits using the GL Studio editor or GL Studio API, you need a GL Studio Developer's license. If you want to execute custom cockpits in VR-Vantage-based applications (regardless of whether the custom cockpits are built by you or a third party), you need GL Studio Run-Time licenses.

GL Studio libraries and graphics resources are distributed in the VR-Vantage package solely so that VR-Vantage can use them. Use of GL Studio software or content outside of VR-Vantage-based applications is not permitted by the VR-Vantage license.

1.2.4 DI-Guy

VR-Vantage uses DI-Guy software and content for human character animation. DI-Guy is developed by Boston Dynamics (http://www.bostondynamics.com).

VR-Vantage comes with DI-Guy functionality built-in and with a large set of DI-Guy characters, appearances, and animations. A VR-Vantage customer does not need a DI-Guy license of any kind to use DI-Guy animated characters in a VR-Vantage-based application (including custom applications built using the VR-Vantage Toolkit).

However, you need a DI-Guy Developer's license if you want to:

• Develop new character types, or alter the geometry, appearances, textures, or motions of DI-Guy characters.
• Directly access the DI-Guy API to modify or extend the way that VR-Vantage uses the DI-Guy API or access DI-Guy functionality that MÄK has not already integrated into VR-Vantage.

DI-Guy libraries, models, textures, motion files, and other graphics resources are distributed in the VR-Vantage package solely so that VR-Vantage can use them. Use of DI-Guy software or content outside of VR-Vantage-based applications is not permitted by the VR-Vantage license.

1.2.5 SpeedTree

VR-Vantage uses SpeedTree software and content for animated real-time 3D foliage and vegetation. SpeedTree is developed by Interactive Data Visualization (IDV) (http://www.speedtree.com).

A VR-Vantage customer does not need a SpeedTree license of any kind to use the SpeedTree functionality that is built into the VR-Vantage applications that MÄK delivers. You may build and run plug-ins to our out-of-the-box applications without a SpeedTree license, as long as your plug-ins do not need to directly access the SpeedTree API.

However, you need a SpeedTree Developer's license if you want to:

• Write a plug-in that uses the SpeedTree API directly to extend or modify the way that SpeedTree is integrated into VR-Vantage.
• Use the VR-Vantage Toolkitto develop new applications, and you want your applications to include SpeedTree functionality.

SpeedTree libraries, models, textures, and other graphics resources are distributed in the VR-Vantage package solely so that VR-Vantage can use them. Use of SpeedTree software or content outside of VR-Vantage-based applications is not permitted by the VR-Vantage license.

1.2.6 3D Models, Terrain, and Graphical Content

VR-Vantage includes a rich set of 3D models for vehicles, weapons, cultural features and urban clutter (signs, barriers, lampposts, and so on). It also includes several sample terrain databases to help you get started with VR-Vantage, and to help demonstrate VR-Vantage. Much of this content is derived from 3D data that we have licensed from third parties:

• Many of the high-quality vehicle models come from Simthetiq (http://www.simthetiq.com).
• Some models come from Real DB (http://www.realdb.qc.ca/company)
• Some of the middle-eastern building models and urban clutter objects that are used in our sample terrain databases were licensed from Turbosquid (http://www.turbosquid.com)
• The TerraSim_SampleUrban terrain database comes from TerraSim (http://www.terrasim.com)
• The HarrisAfghanVillage terrain database was created using source data from Harris Inc.
• The Berkeley Database was developed by Terrex (now Presagis) (http://www.presagis.com).

All of this content is distributed in the VR-Vantage package solely so that VR-Vantage can use it. Use of any of the VR-Vantage models, textures, terrains, or other content outside of VR-Vantage-based applications is not permitted by the VR-Vantage license.

1.2.7 OpenSceneGraph

VR-Vantage uses OpenSceneGraph for its underlying scene graph representation, rendering, file loading, and many other capabilities. OpenSceneGraph is an open source, cross-platform graphics toolkit for the development of high-performance graphics applications. The OpenSceneGraph source repository is maintained by Robert Osfield at http://www.openscenegraph.org/projects/osg. It is distributed under the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL), which is based on the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

1.2.8 osgEarth

VR-Vantage uses osgEarth to import streaming terrain elevation and imagery data. The data can be streamed from external servers and sources or from a directory on the computer running VR-Vantage. osgEarth is an open source plug-in to OpenSceneGraph, maintained by Pelican Mapping at http://osgEarth.org. osgEarth is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

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