OffscreenRenderer (EGL headless) with FIlament not supported on macOS AppleSilicon

[PeggyWang0]

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Describe the issue

I've been trying to run open3d.visualization.rendering.OffscreenRenderer on the M1 MacBook Pro but it crashes due to a Open3D Filament error (copied below - EGL Headless is not supported).

I'm on python 3.10 and installed open3d through pip install open3d. I'm on open3d 0.16.1 and Mac OS 12.6.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

Python 3.10.8 | packaged by conda-forge | (main, Nov 22 2022, 08:25:29) [Clang 14.0.6 ] on darwin
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>>> import open3d.visualization.rendering as rendering
>>> render = rendering.OffscreenRenderer(480, 480)
libc++abi: terminating with uncaught exception of type std::runtime_error: [Open3D Error] (open3d::visualization::rendering::EngineInstance::EngineInstance()) /Users/renes/development/open3d_work/Open3D/cpp/open3d/visualization/rendering/filament/FilamentEngine.cpp:123: EGL Headless is not supported on this platform.

Error message

libc++abi: terminating with uncaught exception of type std::runtime_error: 
[Open3D Error] (open3d::visualization::rendering::EngineInstance::EngineInstance()) 
/Users/renes/development/open3d_work/Open3D/cpp/open3d/visualization/rendering/filament/FilamentEngine.cpp:123: 
EGL Headless is not supported on this platform.

Expected behavior

OffscreenRenderer to work

Open3D, Python and System information

- Operating system: macOS 12.6.1
- Python version: Python 3.10.8
- Open3D version: 0.16.1
- System architecture: apple-silicon
- Is this a remote workstation?: no
- How did you install Open3D?: pip
- Compiler version (if built from source):

Additional information

No response

[peekxc]

Though this feature seems basic, it seems unsupported on OS X.

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RuntimeError                              Traceback (most recent call last)
Input In [75], in <cell line: 2>()
      1 import open3d.visualization.rendering as rendering
----> 2 render = rendering.OffscreenRenderer(640, 480)

RuntimeError: [Open3D Error] (open3d::visualization::rendering::EngineInstance::EngineInstance()) /Users/runner/work/Open3D/Open3D/cpp/open3d/visualization/rendering/filament/FilamentEngine.cpp:123: EGL Headless is not supported on this platform.

[Zeyu-Zhu]

I met the same problem today. May I ask if there is any solution?

[ssheorey]

Hi @errissa what would be needed to support headless rendering on macOS?

[johnpayne-gc]

I'd just like to point out that no where in any documentation does it state that OffscreenRenderer is only supported on Linux. This whole API has given me nothing but headaches.

[NewPhrexian]

I'd just like to point out that no where in any documentation does it state that OffscreenRenderer is only supported on Linux. This whole API has given me nothing but headaches.

True, dude.

[star-111]

why does the Windows system also not support it?

[NewPhrexian]

why does the Windows system also not support it?

No clue. I guess this feature is originally designed for linux servers which don't have screens to render on.