How Do They Do It?

Systems

Silicon Graphics® systems used for research projects in the University of British Columbia Department of Computer Sciences MAGIC Lab include:

4 Indigo² tm with XZ graphics,
1 Indigo² High Impact,
2 Indy tm; workstations

The Department of Computer Sciences undergraduate lab is equipped with 30 Indys for teaching.

Software

MAGIC Lab uses the following software:

Alias Animator, Alias|Wavefront

Modeling, animation, and rendering

Softimage, Microsoft-SOFTIMAGE

Modeling, animation, and rendering

MSC/PATRAN, MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation

Finite element modeling

FIDAP, Fluid Dynamics International

Computational fluid dynamics

Adams, Mechanical Dynamics

Kinematic modeling in dentistry and forensics projects

Power Vertigo, Vertigo

Scientific animations

Dragon Editor, locally developed by Dr. David Forsey

Soft texture modeling