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4 articles · 04 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC — 03 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC

Tools & data desk · 2026-11-03

Ink-map release covers 21 public PHerc. 0800 and 1447 segments

A community release reports reader-v2 and Hecate ink maps for all twenty-one public PHerc. 0800 and PHerc. 1447 segments, with forward and reverse outputs, registered OME-Zarr data and VC3D overlays. Its announcement…

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Ink maps for all 21 public PHerc. 0800 / 1447 segments, VC3D-loadable (reader-v2 + Hecate) 02 Nov 2026, 21:54 UTC

Tools & data desk · 2026-11-03

Official-layer variant extends the non-AI ink-hint scanner

The Buscar tinta en el papiro project announced a public official-layer variant for PHerc. 1447 surface volumes. The update says it reads the twenty-one central layers, numbered 5 through 25, from the…

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Buscar tinta en el papiro: no-AI ink-hint tool for Herculaneum papyri 02 Nov 2026, 12:31 UTC

Tools & data desk · 2026-11-03

VC3D labeling discussion favors stable 2D annotation before scribble integration

A proposal to add ink-label drawing tools to VC3D prompted a useful workflow qualification. The reply says the sparse-scribble setup is still changing too rapidly to justify integrating it, while existing ink…

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ink label drawing tools in VC3D 02 Nov 2026, 18:54 UTC
ink label drawing tools in VC3D 03 Nov 2026, 02:33 UTC

Tools & data desk · 2026-11-02

An OpenGL canvas broadens vc3d’s visualization options

A developer reported extracting an OpenGL canvas from a fibers3d contribution into a more general vc3d canvas. The discussion identified surface normals and isometry as possible overlays, alongside device-accelerated visualization. A later…

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unrolling-vc3d 01 Nov 2026, 20:49 UTC
unrolling-vc3d 01 Nov 2026, 20:49 UTC
unrolling-vc3d 01 Nov 2026, 21:55 UTC
unrolling-vc3d 01 Nov 2026, 18:42 UTC
unrolling-vc3d 01 Nov 2026, 16:17 UTC