AcademySoftwareFoundation / AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb

Add VDB Point Support to vdb_print

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Description

The vdb_print binary is missing support for VDB Point grids. This would be super useful. Some recommended functionality:

* total/active/inactive point count
* attribute name, type, uniform, index, flags, compression information
* group name and count information
* whether the descriptor is shared (option to print out all descriptors which differ?)

I suggest that this is only implemented for ABI=6 and above as there are some new virtual functions that will make this easier.

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Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start at the vdb_print binary and its existing grid-printing path, then review the ABI=6-and-above point-grid virtual functions mentioned in the issue. Define output for point counts, attribute details, groups, compression, and shared descriptors, including whether differing descriptors are shown. Done means vdb_print reports the agreed VDB Point information for supported ABI versions.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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