Bioxel/README.md

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# Bioxel Nodes

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Bioxel Nodes is a Blender addon for scientific volumetric data visualization. It using Blender's powerful **Geometry Nodes** and **Cycles** to process and render volumetric data.

![cover](https://omoolab.github.io/BioxelNodes/latest/assets/cover.png)

## Features

-   Realistic rendering result, also support EEVEE NEXT.
-   Support many formats：.dcm, .jpg, .tif, .nii, .nrrd, .ome, .mrc...
-   Support 4D volumetric data.
-   Many kinds of cutters.
-   Simple and powerful nodes.
-   Based on blender natively, can work without addon.

| ![4D](https://omoolab.github.io/BioxelNodes/latest/assets/4d-time.gif) | ![EEVEE](https://omoolab.github.io/BioxelNodes/latest/assets/eevee.gif) |
| :--------------------------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------: |
|                       Support 4D volumetric data                       |                       Real-time render with eevee                       |

**Read the [getting started](https://docs.omoolab.xyz/bioxelnodes/latest/en/installation) to begin your journey into visualizing volumetric data!**

Welcome to our [discord server](https://discord.gg/pYkNyq2TjE), if you have any problems with this add-on.

## Citation

If you want to cite this work, you can cite it from Zenodo:

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## Known Limitations

-   Only one cutter supported in EEVEE render
-   Shader fail to work when convert to mesh.
-   Section surface cannot be generated when convert to mesh (will be supported soon)

## Roadmap

-   Better multi-format import experience
-   One-click bake model with texture
-   AI Segmentation to Generate Labels