Integrating VC++, OpenGL and 3DS for Visual Simulation Applications in Engineering

Three dimensional representation of entities is one of the key technigues in visual simulation of Systems. To facilitate the 3D realization of a visual simulation environment Oriented to engineering applications, an integration of various graphical programming techniques can be used. An integration method of VC++, OpenGL and 3DS is used to develop a mining oriented visual simulation application, including the data format of 3DS, the transformation of 3DS data structure into VC++ format, and the 3D representation of entities by OpenGL. Technical details of the integration method are described and some examples of program segments with a visual presentation oriented to mining application are illustrated.