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(...) Dave!'s right about POV-Ray, the results will be far superior to what you get with BMP2DAT utilities. If you really want LDraw files of your stickers, your options depend on what format you used to create the stickers. And the style of the (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:I1zpvG.1Lqs@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) get (...) Well I am no POV wizard but I am not a neophyte either. Any pointers on where to get started? I would assume that getting (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm not at home, so I can't go through POV-Ray for the precise method, but here's what I'd suggest: 1. Make a note of which specific piece in the DAT model you want to emblazon with the rendered decal (let's say it's the 2x4 brick 3001.dat) 2. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I1ztBx.6zD@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ...] (...) [ ... snipped ...] Not just to Lars though, all of the people who have made the programs, parts, and utilities to make this possible. It (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Nope, just Lars. The rest can go jump in a lake. Just kidding! Since I work almost exclusively with, shall we say, not-quite-official elements, I tend to overlook the efforts of those who've worked on the thousands of official parts, the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I1ztBx.6zD@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... Lots of really good stuff snipped ... ] (...) the (...) it. (...) What do you do when your sticker is a STAMP (sticker across multiple parts)? Mike (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Position the sticker in relation to one of the parts -- there's nothing in POV or LDraw that's going to clip the sticker at the edge of the associated part. Steve (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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