Recent Announcements
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Viz Challenge blog coverage
Great blogger post on the autoPACK Visualization Challenge from Maciek Smuga-Otto on the Promega website.http://promega.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/autopack-visualization-challenge/
Posted Mar 31, 2013, 8:48 PM by Graham Johnson
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autoPACK for softimage 2013 windows 64bits released
Hi, we released today the installer for Autodesk Softimage autoPACK plugin. The instruction and the download link can be found in our install page : Softimage installation.If you have any ...
Posted Mar 4, 2013, 2:29 PM by ludovic autin
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18 days left in the 1st autoPACK Visualization Challenge
With autoPACK now available for Blender and SoftImage (joining Cinema 4D, Maya, 3D Studio Max, PMV and Chimera) there is still time to join the contest and win fame and ...
Posted Mar 1, 2013, 12:06 AM by Graham Johnson
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autoPACK for Molecular Viewers almost ready
autoPACK for PMV and Chimera will be released by Wednesday Jan 30, 2013. Here is a screenshot of the HIV 1.0 model with the Screen Space Ambient Occlusion available ...
Posted Jan 25, 2013, 12:57 AM by Graham Johnson
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autoPACK for Blender released
An alpha version of the uPy plugin suite that contains autoPACK and ePMV for Blender has been released for testing and use in the autoPack Visualization Challenge: HIV in Blood ...
Posted Jan 4, 2013, 7:16 PM by Graham Johnson
| autoPACK is an open-source general packing algorithm
autoPACK packs 3D objects onto surfaces, into volumes, and around volumes with:
•zero to minimal overlaps depending on the method used
•accuracy vs speed parameters selected by the user
•zero edge effects
•complete control, from fully random to fully ordered distributions
•agent-based interaction, weighting, and collision control |
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From artists to engineers– Anyone who needs to pack any volume and/or surface with any recipe of any number of discrete objects of arbitrary shape. |
Why use autoPACK?
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Most popular 3D software programs now contain robust physics engines based on Bullet that can separate small collections of overlapping objects or allow volumes to be filled by pouring shapes from generators, but these approaches fail for large complex systems and result in either overlapping geometry, crashed software, or non-random gradients. Most packing algorithms are designed to position objects as efficiently as possible, but autoPACK allows the user to select from random loose packing to highly organized packing methods–even to choose both methods at the same time. |
What is cellPACK?
cellPACK is a specialized version of autoPACK designed to pack biological components together. The current version is optimized to pack molecules into cells with biologically relevant interactions to populate massive cell models with atomic or near-atomic details.
Get started:
Become a beta tester by entering our visualization contest where you will use cellPACK:
Win awards sponsored by AutoDesk including a $3,000 cash prize for first place
Learn how to use both the cellPACK and general autoPACK software
Help solve visualization problems that plague the frontiers of Science at an increasing rate
Learn more to get started:
Why should I use autoPACK? How do I use autoPACK and how does it work? Can I extend autoPACK? |
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