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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi everyone,<BR>
I'm new to VTK (VTK 5.2, Ubuntu 7.10) trying to integrate a Sensable Phantom device into a program that has been developed using VTK/QT. The program has a render window with some geometry that I want to touch using the Phantom. I am currently using the HDAPI to retrieve the points of the end effector and now am trying to render the scene to provide haptic feedback. It seems to me that if I could use HLAPI, then a lot of time spent in providing haptic feedback could be saved, but I am not sure how I can access the OpenGL functions that are needed for HLAPI.<BR>
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Is it possible to use HLAPI with a VTK render window, or should I stick to HDAPI and do my own routines for collision detection?<BR>
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Yours,<BR>
Julian.</FONT>
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