| | | | | In lugnet.cad, Allister McLaren wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Damien Guichard wrote:
> >
> >
> > This is why i think LDraw users should stop whining about the lack of an
> > animation-enabled LDraw graphical tool, as long as no such tool even exists in a
> > textual form.
> > The textual step simply can't be avoided.
>
>
> I'm no boffin, but doesn't POVray already do this?
>
> Allister
MLCad + L3P + POVray does static pictures, greatly limited when it comes to
animation scripting capability.
Considerations,
- damien
| | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.cad, Damien Guichard wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Allister McLaren wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad, Damien Guichard wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > This is why i think LDraw users should stop whining about the lack of an
> > > animation-enabled LDraw graphical tool, as long as no such tool even exists in a
> > > textual form.
> > > The textual step simply can't be avoided.
> >
> >
> > I'm no boffin, but doesn't POVray already do this?
> >
> > Allister
>
> MLCad + L3P + POVray does static pictures, greatly limited when it comes to
> animation scripting capability.
I have been working on what you want for 5 years. At first I came up with Lani
as a language.
http://james.magnusviri.com/lego/lani/details.html
It sucks. I now use POV-Ray. Have you learned POV-Ray? Have you seen this:
http://www.ldraw.org/article/348
I fully agree, POV-Ray isn't as powerful as, say, Maya. But it is as powerful
as you are going to get in free software.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.cad, James Reynolds wrote:
> I have been working on what you want for 5 years. At first I came up with Lani
> as a language.
>
> http://james.magnusviri.com/lego/lani/details.html
>
> It sucks. I now use POV-Ray. Have you learned POV-Ray? Have you seen this:
> http://www.ldraw.org/article/348
>
> I fully agree, POV-Ray isn't as powerful as, say, Maya. But it is as powerful
> as you are going to get in free software.
I downloaded Lani long time ago, not deeply tested it but i wouldn't say it
sucks.
I know about POV-Ray, ray-tracing primitives and Constructive Solid Geometry.
My lego POV-Ray gallery: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alphablock/
Damien
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