OpenSubdiv is a set of open source libraries that implement high performance subdivision surface (subdiv) evaluation on massively parallel CPU and GPU architectures. This codepath is optimized for drawing deforming subdivs with static topology at interactive framerates. The resulting limit surface matches Pixar's Renderman to numerical precision.
OpenSubdiv is covered by the Apache license, and is free to use for commercial or non-commercial use. This is the same code that Pixar uses internally for animated film production. Our intent is to encourage high performance accurate subdiv drawing by giving away the "good stuff".
Feel free to use it and let us know what you think.
For more details about OpenSubdiv, see Pixar Graphics Technologies.
| Linux | Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev | |||
| release |
The OpenSubdiv core libraries are implemented in C++ with no dependencies other than the C++ standard library.
The OpenSubdiv::Osd library contains additional conditionally compiled components which use specific external CPU and GPU APIs for evaluation and display and there are also optional interactive examples. Some of these optional aspects are enabled by default but can be disabled while configuring the OpenSubdiv build.
For complete information, please see: Building with CMake
These are the versions of external dependencies used to test the current release of OpenSubdiv. Generally, OpenSubdiv will also work with earlier and later versions of these external dependencies, but this represents versions known to work.
| Core Dependencies | Version | Note |
|---|---|---|
| CMake | 3.14 | Required |
| Optional OpenSubdiv::Osd Dependencies | Version | Note |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.1+ | OpenGL |
| Metal | 3+ | Metal |
| CUDA | 12.6 | CUDA |
| TBB | 2021.12.0 | oneTBB |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | OpenCL |
| DirectX11 | 11+ | DirectX11 |
| Optional Interactive Example Dependencies | Version | Note |
|---|---|---|
| GLFW | 3.3.3 | OpenGL example viewers |
| Ptex | 2.4.2 | Ptex example viewers |
| Zlib | 1.2.13 | Ptex example viewers |
| Optional Documentation Dependencies | Version | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Doxygen | 1.14.0 | C++ API Documentation |
| Docutils | 0.21.2 | general documentation |
| Pygments | 2.19 | general documentation |
- Install cmake and GLFW
make sure GLFW install directories are configured as follows:
${GLFW_LOCATION}/include/GLFW/glfw3.h
${GLFW_LOCATION}/lib/libglfw3.a (linux)
${GLFW_LOCATION}/lib/glfw3.lib (windows)
- Clone OpenSubdiv repository
git clone https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv
cd OpenSubdiv
cmake -B buildDir ^
-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=instDir ^
-G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 ^
-D NO_PTEX=1 -D NO_DOC=1 ^
-D NO_OMP=1 -D NO_TBB=1 -D NO_CUDA=1 -D NO_OPENCL=1 -D NO_CLEW=1 ^
-D "GLFW_LOCATION=C:\path\to\glfw" ^
-S .
cmake --build buildDir --config Release --target install
cmake -B buildDir \
-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=instDir \
-D NO_PTEX=1 -D NO_DOC=1 \
-D NO_OMP=1 -D NO_TBB=1 -D NO_CUDA=1 -D NO_OPENCL=1 -D NO_CLEW=1 \
-D "GLFW_LOCATION=/path/to/glfw" \
-S .
cmake --build buildDir --config Release --target install
cmake -B buildDir \
-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=instDir \
-G Xcode \
-D NO_PTEX=1 -D NO_DOC=1 \
-D NO_OMP=1 -D NO_TBB=1 -D NO_CUDA=1 -D NO_OPENCL=1 -D NO_CLEW=1 \
-D "GLFW_LOCATION=/path/to/glfw" \
-S .
cmake --build buildDir --config Release --target install
Use CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME to have CMake use the appropriate cross-compilation toolchain when building for iOS.
SDKROOT=$(xcrun --sdk iphoneos --show-sdk-path) \
cmake -B buildDir \
-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=instDir \
-G Xcode \
-D CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS \
-D NO_PTEX=1 -D NO_DOC=1 \
-D NO_OMP=1 -D NO_TBB=1 -D NO_CUDA=1 -D NO_OPENCL=1 -D NO_CLEW=1 \
-D NO_TUTORIALS=1 -D NO_EXAMPLES=1 -D NO_REGRESSION=1 -D NO_OPENGL=1 \
-S .
- This will produce an "OpenSubdiv.xcodeproj" that can be opened with Xcode.
- Use
SDKROOT=$(xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-path)instead for an iOS-Sim target
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=[Debug|Release]
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=[base path to install OpenSubdiv (default: Current directory)]
-DCMAKE_LIBDIR_BASE=[library directory basename (default: lib)]
-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=[target system name for cross-compilation builds, e.g. iOS]
-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=[semicolon-separated list of directories specifying installation prefixes to be searched by the find_package() command (default: empty list)]
-DCUDA_SDK_ROOT_DIR=[path to CUDA]
-DCUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR=[path to CUDA]
-DOSD_CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS=[CUDA options, e.g. --gpu-architecture]
-DGLFW_LOCATION=[path to GLFW for OpenGL example viewers]
-DPTEX_LOCATION=[path to Ptex for Ptex example viewers]
-DNO_LIB=1 // disable the opensubdiv libs build (caveat emptor)
-DNO_EXAMPLES=1 // disable examples build
-DNO_TUTORIALS=1 // disable tutorials build
-DNO_REGRESSION=1 // disable regression tests build
-DNO_PTEX=1 // disable Ptex examples
-DNO_DOC=1 // disable documentation build
-DNO_OMP=1 // disable OpenMP
-DNO_TBB=1 // disable TBB
-DNO_CUDA=1 // disable CUDA
-DNO_OPENCL=1 // disable OpenCL
-DNO_CLEW=1 // disable OpenCL loader library
-DNO_OPENGL=1 // disable OpenGL
-DNO_METAL=1 // disable Metal
-DOSD_PATCH_SHADER_SOURCE_GLSL=1 // GLSL Patch Shader Source
-DOSD_PATCH_SHADER_SOURCE_HLSL=1 // HLSL Patch Shader Source
-DOSD_PATCH_SHADER_SOURCE_MSL=1 // MSL Patch Shader Source