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Re: Newbie/Other 3D Programs
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Date: 
Sat, 29 May 1999 07:33:45 GMT
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On Fri, 28 May 1999 08:58:20 GMT, "Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote:

> 3DWin is a small uitility for Win95/NT to convert 3D files to a
> number of other 3D formats.
> 
> Upon request a month ago from a swedish L3P user, Mattias =
> Br=E4ndstr=F6m,
> I contacted Thomas Baier, the author of 3DWin. I suggested that he
> added our DAT file format, and after a few mails back and forth he
> informed me that 3DWin can now import standard LDraw .DAT files.

Very interesting development.  Thanks for the info, Lars.

> You can export to the following formats:
> 
> Generic ASCII format *.raw
> 3DStudio             *.3ds, *.prj, *.asc
> Imagine              *.iob, *.obj
> Lightwave            *.lwo, *.lws
> Autodesk             *.dxf
> POV-Ray              *.pob (*.pov)
> Alias/Wavefront      *.obj
> SoftFX               *.sce
> RenderWare           *.rwx
> VRML 1.0             *.wrl
> Direct X 3D          *.x
> OpenGL               *.c=20
> Real 3D              *.rpl, *.obj
> POV-Ray 3 and Moray  *.inc, *.udo
> Polyray and Moray    *.inc, *.udo
> 
> I have only done very little testing, as 3DWin was ready just
> before I switched to a new computer at home, but I remember
> that the exported files were HUGE, easily several MB. I cannot
> remember if there is linetype 2 and 5 support, maybe not.
> 
> The link to 3DWin is:
> http://www.stmuc.com/thbaier/tools.html

Going to have to update mine and check this out.  3dWin is an interesting
program, and I have tried using it to do 3DS to POV/Moray conversions.  But it
is frustrating in that it does not include the image-maps/textures of the 3DS
object, just the meshes.  <sigh>

But then, why should I check this out?  I only am interested in DAT to POV
conversions, and I doubt if it is better than L3P.  :-)

-- Terry K --



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3DWin is a small uitility for Win95/NT to convert 3D files to a number of other 3D formats. Upon request a month ago from a swedish L3P user, Mattias Brändström, I contacted Thomas Baier, the author of 3DWin. I suggested that he added our DAT file (...) (27 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.cad)

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