ODA and Caustic Graphics Partner to Integrate OpenRL with the Teigha Software Development Platform

Phoenix, AZ USA: The Open Design Alliance (ODA) and Caustic Graphics, Inc. — both promoting open standards and specifications for graphics solutions — announce a new collaborative development to incorporate Caustic’s OpenRL (Open Ray Tracing Library) SDK into the ODA Teigha™ software development platform.

The Teigha software development platform is used to create technical graphics applications, including Computer Aided Design (CAD). OpenRL is a standard specification defining a cross-platform API for writing ray tracing applications. Caustic’s OpenRL implementation will allow Teigha client applications to seamlessly utilize a wide variety of computational devices simultaneously. Supported devices include x86-based CPUs, OpenCL enabled GPUs, and custom ray tracing accelerator hardware. This combination enables ODA members to use ray tracing to deliver interactive and photo-realistic 3D graphics inside their applications. Moreover, this avoids the redundant and costly effort to develop and maintain custom interfaces for each piece of hardware.

Arnold van der Weide, President of the ODA, commented, “Integrating the Teigha development platform with Caustic’s OpenRL is a tremendous addition to our component offerings. The collaboration between the two organizations is proving successful and we will soon be able to offer a unique ray tracing solution for rendering to ODA members.”

Chip Stearns, Caustic Graphics CEO, added, “I am particularly pleased that the ODA chose OpenRL for their members, as this will prevent ‘vendor lock-in’ from proprietary closed standards that are often limited to a small subset of devices. We at Caustic look forward to seeing ODA member applications using OpenRL.”