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From: Peter van Heusden (pvh_at_sanbi.ac.za)
Date: Mon Sep 30 2019 - 07:53:15 CDT

Hi there

Reading the VMD User Guide I see reference to:

VMDOPTIXDOMEMASTER This environment variable allows the user to forcibly
override the currently active VMD 3-D projection mode (only
``Orthographic'' or ``Perspective'' are currently implemented in the
OpenGL-based renderer), allowing the OptiX ray tracer to generate
hemispherical images for so-called ``fulldome'' projection systems such as
those typically used in digital planetariums.

https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/current/ug/node247.html

And from previous release notes I see 1.9.4. alpha added "Added special
shader modifications used for the final dome master renderings for the NSF
CADENS "Birth of Planet Earth" fulldome movie."

I would like to get VMD working with a planetarium where the dome has 6
projectors powered by 12 Nvidia Quadro P6000 cards (all connected together
via Quadro Sync cards I think). Is this possible? If so how is this
configured?

Thanks,
Peter
(P.S. the "master" that we use to control the dome runs Windows 10)