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From: "Alexander" <alexander.erlich@gmail.com>
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Subject: Matlab Virtual Reality Toolbox - speed?  / several other questions
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:23:01 +0000 (UTC)
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Hello, 

I have become aware of the Matlab Virtual Reality Toolbox, but I am currently having some problems running it on Linux. Nevertheless, I have several general questions about the toolbox.

- How fast is it? A project I am currently working on is implementing several rather simple models in a 3D environment and rotating them with numerical solutions of differential equations. Would VReality be fast enough for a realtime simulation? Is it much slower than let's say OpenGL?

- Do I necessarily have to use Simulink to communicate with the VReality  toolbox? I find solutions of differential equations using e.g. ode45, so I don't use Simulink.

- Once my simulation is ready, what can I do with it? Can the toolbox export to any popular formats which might be used by other well-known applications (maybe CAD, Maya...)?

Alexander