opensubdiv ☆
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Description:
Open-source subdivision surface library
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 3.7.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 1, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: graphics 3d subdivision rendering library
Install: brew install opensubdiv
About:
OpenSubdiv is a high-performance library for evaluating subdivision surface rules on both CPU and GPU. It provides a unified API for animation and modeling tools to efficiently generate smooth surfaces from polygonal meshes. Its core value lies in achieving feature-adaptive, production-quality subdivision with minimal computational overhead.
Key Features:
  • Unified CPU and GPU evaluation (CUDA, OpenCL, Metal)
  • Feature-adaptive subdivision for complex topology
  • Highly optimized parallel computation
  • Integration with Pixar's RenderMan
Use Cases:
  • Integrating subdivision surfaces into custom 3D modeling tools
  • Accelerating deformation and animation pipelines
  • Implementing real-time subdivision in game engines
Alternatives:
  • OpenMesh – OpenMesh is a general-purpose mesh data structure, whereas OpenSubdiv is specialized for high-performance subdivision surface evaluation.
  • CGAL – CGAL is a broad computational geometry library, while OpenSubdiv focuses specifically on real-time and offline rendering-quality subdivision.
Version History
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Nov 1, 2025 3:54am 0 VERSION_BUMP ec90215d
Sep 10, 2024 2:29pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2801ca3f
Sep 24, 2023 6:20pm 0 VERSION_BUMP aa279402
Nov 22, 2022 4:14am 0 VERSION_BUMP 284a0b36
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