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Review Report 1
GSoC Review 1 - Qt3D based backend for KStars
In the fourth week of GSoC, I worked on adding support for Skybox which supports the projection modes implemented last week. I also added the grid implementation in KStars based on the prototype.
What’s done this week
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Custom Skybox and Skybox shaders for Lambert, Azimuthal, Orthographic, Equirectangular, Stereographic and Gnomic projections.
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Custom Window3D class extending Qt3DWindow for mouse movements.
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Equatorial grid based on the prototype.
The Challenges
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Integration issues with the original SkyPainter API written to support multiple backends - Had to prototype outside of KStars.
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Had to remove QCamera and first person controllers since they don’t conform to projection modes we use.
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Switching SkyQPainter’s 2D projector class to GLSL.
What remains
My priorities for the next week include.
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Adding mouse input.
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Display of basic star catalog.
Demo
