coin3d ☆
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Description:
Open Inventor 2.1 API implementation (Coin)
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 4.0.6@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: graphics 3d c++ visualization opengl
Install: brew install coin3d
About:
Coin3D is a high-performance, C++ 3D graphics library that implements the Open Inventor 2.1 API. It provides a rich set of objects and interactive mechanisms for building 3D applications, such as visual editors and viewers. Its main value is providing a robust, object-oriented scene graph API for creating complex interactive 3D graphics.
Key Features:
  • Implements the Open Inventor 2.1 API standard
  • High-performance C++ scene graph library
  • Extensible via custom node types and draggers
  • Provides file format support for reading and writing 3D scenes
Use Cases:
  • Developing 3D scientific and engineering visualization applications
  • Building custom 3D model viewers and editors
  • Creating interactive 3D training or simulation software
Alternatives:
  • OpenGL – OpenGL is a lower-level graphics API, while Coin3D provides a higher-level, object-oriented scene graph abstraction on top of it.
  • VTK – VTK is focused on scientific data visualization, whereas Coin3D is a general-purpose 3D graphics library based on the Open Inventor standard.
License: BSD-3-Clause
Dependencies: qtbase, libx11, libxi, mesa, mesa-glu
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Important Notes:
The Python bindings (Pivy) are now in the `pivy` formula.
Version History
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Sep 18, 2025 6:34am 0 VERSION_BUMP fee4aac5
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