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Questions that relate to graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 3D images.

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Which raytracing program are included in Ubuntu Studio?

I was familiar with povray for Windows long time ago. Which kind of raytracing is possible with Ubuntu?
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VMware Workstation 17.5 with 3D Accelerated Graphics

I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 and VMware Workstation 17.5.2 and the 3D Accelerated Graphics options does not work on the host. Whichever VM I try, whichever OS I try to load, I get the error message "No ...
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Blender Render is very slow 1-2 frames per second on Ubuntu 23.10

I am using Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur and the blender render is 1-2 frames per second have tried everything and I have the correct drivers for all my components. I am using the current stable ...
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3d Preview software

Is there any 3d preview type software? Basically I have a large number of 3d model meshes. Top import/open each one to try find something in particular is very tedious. So i was hoping there is ...
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3D acceleration is not enabled on Ubuntu 22.04 inside VMware 16

Host: Windows 10 + VMware 16 Guest: Ubuntu 22.04 Problem: VMware 3D acceleration is not enabled Does anyone hit the same problem? How can I enable 3D acceleration on Ubuntu 22.04 inside VMware 16? ...
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How to reduce GPU fan noise in 3D games?

My computer has a strong GPU, which generally is a good thing. But it also means it comes with two big fans that, while the GPU works hard, can get somewhat noisy. While playing not-too-fancy 3D games ...
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GNOME Boxes: What is needed for 3D acceleration?

Background: Running Kubuntu in a GNOME Boxes virtual machine has missing desktop switching effects. Elsewhere, it has been suggested that this may be due to missing 3D acceleration. In VirtualBox with ...
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I want to build games on unity. Installed on a virtual box , is it possible to do so? [closed]

I want to build games on unity. I want to install it on a virtual box. Is it possible to do so? I have started using Linux on virtual box and want to install unity on it and start developing. Is it ...
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landscape generator in ubuntu

I want to install a landscape generator, I looked: Instant Terra VUE Terragen World Creator World Machine Gaea and noticed that they all work in Windows. I found a FlowScape (more a toy) and picogen ...
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Virt-manager OpenGL (virgil) acceleration gets only 1/4 of screen

I'm trying to use virgil OpenGL acceleration on ubuntu 20.04.2 both host and guest, but I get only 1/4 of the screen no matter what I do: It's an intel i7 11th gen, Iris Xe GPU (Dell XPS 13) UPDATE: ...
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How to convert .obj or .stl files to .mesh?

How to convert .obj or .stl files (or another CAD format) to .mesh? I tried using: Qt_3d_Studio MeshLab MeshMixer Blender KOMPAS-3D but could not convert the file to .mesh format. (base) comp@comp:~...
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How to install ogre-meshviewer?

I'm trying to install ogre-meshviewer, but I get the following error: (base) comp@comp:~$ sudo snap install ogre-meshviewer snap "ogre-meshviewer" is already installed, see 'snap help ...
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How do I improve the graphics for videos and 3D uses?

How do I improve the graphics for videos and 3D uses? I want to do it with software, and I'm hoping there's a way to increase graphics without compromising performance, or even making it better. ...
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DSLR with gphoto2

I'm trying to use my Nikon D3100 DSLR camera to make timelapses of my 3D prints with Octolapse. However, when I send the gphoto2 --capture-image command the camera freezes and it enters in a some kind ...
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I'm having graphic corruptions in 3D on my Intel HD 2500 (Ubuntu 20.10)

3D Globe on Github's Website 3D Scene on Babylon.js This artifacting also happens in Team Fortress 2. I have got the Intel drivers from XORG installed, as well as the mesa-vulkan-drivers. Could it be ...
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OpenGL rendering missing some triangles, why and how to fix

I'm using Ubuntu 20.10 in dual boot PC alongside Windows 7(32bit), just installed Ubuntu several weeks ago after RAM upgrade to 16GB. Everything works fine (after messy install) until several days ago,...
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Is there any simple 3D viewer application?

I'm frequently working with 3D assets and occasionally I need to quickly preview the asset without opening 3D modelling or game engine software. Most commonly I work with fbx, obj, dae or gltf files. ...
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How to prevent 3dmouse from being recognized as standard mouse?

Have an older USB 2.0 3dConnexion "Space Pilot" 3d mouse. Have installed the spacenavd package, and associated drivers and config widget spnavcfg and can successfully ping the Daemon to ...
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Blender 2.91 constantly crashing in Ubuntu 20.04.1

I got myself an used computer, HP Compaq Elite 8300 MT, with Intel Core i5-3470 CPU@ 3.20Hz x 4. It already had Windows 10 installed. The first thing I did was test out my Blender (v. 2.91) over 5 ...
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VM Player 3D Drivers

I'm running ubuntu 20.04, with VMware Player 16.0. When I try to create a VM with 3D graphics enabled, vmware complains that I do not have 3D drivers installed. # glxinfo | grep OpenGL OpenGL vendor ...
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How can i force software to use the correct GPU?

i have a laptop with 2 GPUs intel and NVIDIA GTX . i use 3d software obviuosly i would like to use the powerful one which is nvidia , however it keep using intel hd graphics and i already selected ...
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no directory when using /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

I'm a beginner to Ubuntu. I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 on VirtualBox. I need to know about the status of my 3D acceleration. for this, I tried to use this command line: /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p ...
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Converting .skp file to .gif using Terminal in Linux

Is there a way to convert .skp files from Sketchup software into GIFs? For example, I want to download the cat.skp model here and convert it to GIF animation: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/...
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Driver for Intel HD installed, but still games complain 3D is not supported

I'm trying to run several Blizzard games, but they all complain with my graphics driver. Here is some info: $ > glxinfo name of display: :0.0 display: :0 screen: 0 direct rendering: Yes server ...
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Enabling hardware acceleration for windows 10 VM in qemu 2.11 on 18.04

I have a a machine with specs per below where one of my VM's is windows 10 in which I'm trying to run sketchup 2019, which requires hardware acceleration to be turned on, so I'm trying to figure out ...
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Is it possible to run 3D applications with GPU support on Multipass instances?

I would like to run a 3D application with GPU support in Ubuntu on a Macbook. Can I do that on a Multipass instance?
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Install skanect

I'm working on a 3D scan with the kinect, but I can't install the software skanect on ubuntu 16.04. If someone has already done it, I need some help please ^_^. Thank you!
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My system hangs very much even when multiple tabs are opened in browser. Android Studio and WebGL is not running on my system's browser

I am using Ubuntu since last 3 years and recently I bought a new Dell system. Then my life became difficult. Android Studio when installed didn't run. And a build error was shown and the graphics area ...
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Anaglyph 3D in Ubuntu

How to watch Anaglyph 3D in Ubuntu 18.04 budgie? VLC's Anaglyph 3D setting is not working. Even ticking the advanced setting is no use.
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Quad-Buffered Stereo under Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Does anyone know how to get Quad-Buffered Stereo working under Ubuntu 18.04 LTS? I have a monitor that is supporting it, and also a NVIDIA Quadro P4000 card. I tried all kinds of variations in Xorg,...
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Autodesk Maya symbol lookup error on start after installing AMD proprietary driver on Ubuntu 18.04

I've installed Maya 2018 on Ubuntu 18.04 and tested it with the amdgpu driver (open source) and it launched without problems, but some components were not working with the open source driver so I ...
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Any command-line tools for converting a series of photos at different angles to a smooth rotating video or 3D viewer?

We have 36 photos of an item take 10 degrees apart, and I was wondering if there are any command-line tools that can take those images and interpolate them into a smooth video or 3D animation. I know ...
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No 3D processing OpenGL unknown ATI Radeon 200 Lubuntu 18.04

Any one who could tell me how to make OpenGL work, I need to open Blender3D. I have already purged the Nvidia firmware and installed the ATI only. It worked in some way it went from no OpenGL to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Virtual box : 3D acceleration activated, does not work

So I install a brand new ubuntu 18.04 in virtual box. I installed both host extensions and guest additions. My host system in a windows 10. I activated the 3D acceleration in my VM settings. when I ...
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can't enable 3d accelaration in virtual box

Running ubuntu 18 (latest release) on virtual box with windows 10 as host, I've tried unsucessfuly to enable 3d accleration. -I've ticked the "enable 3d accleration" on display settings in virtual ...
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NVIDIA 3Dvision glasses not working in xubuntu 16.04.4 LTS w/ nvidia geforce GT710 graphics card

I am trying to get 3D stereo (stereoscopic vision) to work on our xubuntu machine using an NVIDIA geforce graphics card, and NVIDIA 3D vision glasses. I have (tried) to follow the many suggestions ...
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converting .ZIP to .STL

I have a 3D printer (prusa i3 MK2) and if I download something online it always comes in as a .ZIP. I don't know how to fix this because every time I rename the file into a file type the printer will ...
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3D Acceleration Not working with Virtualbox Tools 5.2.6

According to other posts I do the following... /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc. OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0, 256 bits) OpenGL version string: ...
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Nvidia driver not loading on Xubuntu 17.04, slow performance with 1050 card

I'm running Xubuntu 17.04 on a system with an Nvidia GTX 1050 video card, AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor, 16GB of RAM and SSD drive. Kinda old CPU, but it's worked fine. It seems that ever since I ...
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Can't get 3d accel working in Ubuntu 17.04, Virtual Box. "Could not mount the media/drive ..." error

I'm following the directions here and in the related question here. I have run the following in my guest Ubuntu os: $ sudo apt install build-essential module-assistant dkms $ sudo m-a prepare But ...
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Video Card support problem on Ubuntu

I've been working with 3d rendering programs on my laptop. I'm using a program called Avizo by fei the program has linux and windows support. I'm using my dual-boot computer. On the windows my the ...
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Hyper-V: Ubuntu 16.04 and remoteFX

I have windows 10 pro, and an ubuntu 16.04 installation as guest in my Hyper-V. The video performance is pretty poor (an order of magnitude choppier compared to the VMWare Player). To avoid this, I am ...
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Convert Side by Side 3D video to Anaglyph 3D

As the title says, how should one convert a side by side 3D video (as is the condition of a 3D video, when downloaded) to anaglyph 3D? I came across a few commands while searching for the solution, ...
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Aurora like software for ubuntu?

Actually, I'm really new to ubuntu and i've installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and i'm in need of a software, Aurora 3D Animation Maker in win OS. Or any other similar software would also be a good option. ...
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Can I turn on WebGL in the ubuntu-touch web browsers?

Apparently, the reason for geogebra not displaying its 3D mode in my Ubuntu-touch device is that the browser is not using webGL, somehow. It happens with both Firefox and the default browser. What can ...
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How can I view VR (virtual reality) 3D Video on a standard 2D screen in Ubuntu?

I have a 3D video that I believe was recorded with a GoPro 360 setup. I would like to be able to share the content with those who don't have VR headgear so I need a way to view it on a 2D screen. How ...
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Qt Creator not working with VirtualBox 3D Acceleration

I am running vanilla 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 LTS in latest VirtualBox (5.1.12) under Windows 7. I have VB's latest Guest Additions installed. I have switched VB's Display Enable 3D Acceleration on. I ...
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3D environment mouse capture via remote desktop

I'm currently on a Chromebook running Ubuntu 14.04 and have my desktop PC at home running Windows 10. I want to be able to run a 3D modeling software on my desktop PC and operate it from my Chromebook ...
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single photo 2d to 3d reconstruction in ubuntu repository

A while ago, I was doing "man -a --regex 'something_don-t_remember'" and one of the programs, that came up was a cli program for a complete reconstruction of 3D scene from a single photo. In that ...
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Autodesk Maya 2016 Crashes on startup in Ubuntu 16.04

My PC Details RAM = 8 GB Processor = Intel® Core™ i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz × 8 Graphics = GeForce GTX 650/PCIe/SSE2 Graphics Driver = 367.18 OS = [x64 bit] Ubuntu 16.04 LTS After successfully ...
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