OpenSubdiv vs OpenVDB

OpenSubdiv

An Open-Source subdivision surface library. (by PixarAnimationStudios)

Graphics

Source Code

graphics.pixar.com

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OpenVDB

OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools (by AcademySoftwareFoundation)

Graphics Openvdb openvdb-development C++ volume-rendering Voxels Voxelizer Voxel Dreamworks Fx Vfx

Source Code

openvdb.org

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OpenSubdiv		OpenVDB
	Project
3	Mentions	56
2,826	Stars	2,425
0.5%	Growth	2.1%
5.8	Activity	8.6
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	1 day ago
C++	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	Mozilla Public License 2.0

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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

OpenSubdiv

Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenSubdiv. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-13.

OpenSubdiv – open-source surface subdivision library
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Jan 2023
[Media] Your rusty procedural 3d modeler Blackjack 🦀 just got state-of-the-art subdivision
8 projects | /r/rust | 13 Feb 2022

This sort of reminds me of opensubdiv (https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv).
Almost Always Unsigned
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Jan 2022

OpenVDB

Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenVDB. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-14.

PicoGK is a compact and robust geometry kernel for Computational Engineering
10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Apr 2024

In the README there is a section title "On the shoulders of giants" that probably points to the main reason. This project is a layer overtop https://www.openvdb.org/
openvdb: NEW Data - star count:2137.0
1 project | /r/algoprojects | 10 Jul 2023

1 project | /r/algoprojects | 9 Jul 2023
openvdb: NEW Data - star count:2055.0
1 project | /r/algoprojects | 6 May 2023

1 project | /r/algoprojects | 5 May 2023

1 project | /r/algoprojects | 4 May 2023

1 project | /r/algoprojects | 3 May 2023

1 project | /r/algoprojects | 2 May 2023

1 project | /r/algoprojects | 1 May 2023

1 project | /r/algoprojects | 30 Apr 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing OpenSubdiv and OpenVDB you can also consider the following projects:

Open-Source Vulkan C++ API - Open-Source Vulkan C++ API

OpenMesh, 7.0

OpenSceneGraph - OpenSceneGraph git repository

glbinding - A C++ binding for the OpenGL API, generated using the gl.xml specification.

Ogre 3D - scene-oriented, flexible 3D engine (C++, Python, C#, Java)

magnum - Lightweight and modular C++11 graphics middleware for games and data visualization

GLFW - A multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, window and input

urho3d - Game engine

Partio - C++ (with python bindings) library for easily reading/writing/manipulating common animation particle formats such as PDB, BGEO, PTC. https://wdas.github.io/partio

herebedragons - A basic 3D scene implemented with various engines, frameworks or APIs.

Visualization Library - Visualization Library is a C++ middleware for high-performance 2D and 3D graphics applications based on OpenGL 1.x-4.x supporting Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.