Maths!

what i meant is:

what will be the most reliable math "C++ source code" for:

There are tons of libraries out there. Assuming you are on DX, use the DX provided library. Otherwise, the Intel Small Matrix Library (free, somewhere in the Intel site) is good, optimized for both SSE and SSE2.

frob.

If you just want some articles, there are some greate articles under the math section. (Click articles on the top bar under resources if you haven't seen it yet)

[cool]Here is an excellent module for exactly what you are looking for![cool]

3dbuzz.com just released some MATH vtm's....i think they go over vectors....

Thx for all the suggestions...

but for some reasons im not surprised there is no tangible vector, matrices and quaternion package in there!

there is no well known ressource?

thx

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Original post by iMalc [cool]Here is an excellent module for exactly what you are looking for![cool]

Great! Tim Sweeney is the main author behind Unreal (another great source)

Don't worry about things that brag about being "SIMD/SSEx optimized". It's total crap. (I've written many thousands of lines of 'real' optimized SSE, so I know.) Just get a nice math lib that does what you need (Ogre3d.org's was pretty thorough).

Some routines that are math-heavy will benefit impressively from SIMD but they need to be written specifically for it, and that is not trivial. Don't think that some 'optimized' math lib will magically do that part for you.

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Original post by golgoth Thx for all the suggestions... but for some reasons im not surprised there is no tangible vector, matrices and quaternion package in there! there is no well known ressource? thx

What, "Tangible"?!?! you wanted one that you could physically touch?[lol]

I don't understand how the link I posted couldn't be exactly what you were looking for. Maybe you need to better explain what you're after.

See also Matrix faq

If you want to look at one of the world's more sophisticated C++ sources, go to http://www.oonumerics.org/blitz/

--random-thinker

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Original post by ajas95 Don't worry about things that brag about being "SIMD/SSEx optimized". It's total crap. Just get a nice math lib that does what you need. Some routines that are math-heavy will benefit impressively from SIMD but they need to be written specifically for it, and that is not trivial. Don't think that some 'optimized' math lib will magically do that part for you.

I agree about it generally being crap since SIMD programming is not a trivial task. Let the optimizing compiler handle that for you and spend your time on low-hanging fruit.

In reference to the intel SML libraries specifically, if you use them as your only storage for vector and matrix storage, they have a small performance benefit. Obviously this means non-DX rendering, and perhaps a slowdown when interfacing with your physics engine unless they have an interface for MMX/XXM data transfers, as a few commercial engines do.

The intel Small Matrix Library is from the chip manufacturer who designed SSE. The code has been extensively reviewed by various communities. They have the normal 3x1, 1x3, 3x3, 3x4, 4x4, etc. matrix items, which are not difficult to find and aren't that much of a performance gain in practice. The bigger benefit in my mind is their arbitrary-sized matrix routines optimized for SSE, and generation of specifically-sized matrix routines that can be further optimized by the compiler. This is useful when maniuplating Voroni/Delaunay calculations or other matrix-heavy calculations. I'm not aware of a faster, more efficient general purpose matrix library for the PC.

If somebody is looking for a good, fast matrix library for a non-DX application, the intel SML is a great solution.

frob.

u mean this?

http://www.intel.com/design/pentiumiii/sml/

The demo is already precompiled as a dll... im still looking for the source!

thx again

[Edited by - golgoth on September 1, 2005 11:13:09 AM]

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Original post by golgoth The demo is already precompiled as a dll... im still looking for the source! thx again

https://vecmath.dev.java.net/

There is a readable source. IIRC with something like quaternions as well.

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Original post by golgoth The demo is already precompiled as a dll... im still looking for the source!

That is a fairly old link. The source is available at the wayback machine for that URL. That old version only supports basic things like matrix identity loading, multiply, cross products, and the like. Those are a dime a dozen, and probably what the other posters were referring to.

You asked about 'a reliable math resource' for matrix and vector math, not just a trivial matrix multiply tool. As I said in my last post, if that's all you're looking for, don't bother with any particular matrix library. The real benefit is for actually important matrix operations. Trivial matrix operations don't benefit very much from this type of library, and may actually be slower from switching the FPU/MMX/XMM state so often.

The current version of the SML has many USEFUL and FAST matrix functions, such as finding the trace, determinent, norms, and various decomposition functions including LU, Cholesky, and QR decomposition. It also has some linear equation solvers, but there are faster (less stable) algorithms that are normally used in games at runtime. (Of course, importing maps and offline/development processing can benefit from these.)

These operations are VERY useful if you decide to manipulate connectivity graphs, write an AI that's smarter than a simple state machine or can intellegently handle user-provided maps, or implement many other 'serious' algorithms.

The SML is currently part of the Integrated Performance Primatives library. (cheap $, free for noncommercial).

We use the IPP for a few things, and the dlls provided are nicely optimized with runtime CPU selection, 64-bit support, HT support, multi-core support, and similar niceties for a wide range of algorithms. The entire IPP package is about 150 MB.

frob.

I think this will be the best bet so far for realtime 3d:

http://www.intel.com/design/pca/applicationsprocessors/swsup/gppv40_linux.htm

I ll look into it!

THX for the reliable ressource!

Has anyone used the Intel math library on non-intel processors? And do you need an Intel compiler to use it?

--random_thinker

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Original post by random_thinker Has anyone used the Intel math library on non-intel processors? And do you need an Intel compiler to use it?

The IPP libraries work just fine on AMD chips. It unfortunately doesn't use AMD-specific instructions, but it does pick the fastest set of routines in it's library for the chipset, including dual-CPU using OpenMP (mostly of interest in the image processing libraries of the IPP).

frob.

Humm... which one will you recommand for realtime 3d on pc?

from this link:

http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/perflib/index.htm

thx