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Re: L3P v1.3 20010120
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray
Date: 
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 03:26:34 GMT
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> For anyone who plans on making raytraced instructions, may I suggest the
> following:
> 
> 1)  Uncomment the "orthographic" keyword in the camera {} block.
>    This will get rid of the perspective in the images (equivalent
>    of infinite focus)
> 2)  Use 3 shadowless light sources, one directly to the side of the
>    model, one directly in front, and one directly above.  Adjust the
>    brightnesses of the lights by changing the color:
>      color rgb 0.5  // half-bright white light
>      color rgb 2.0  // double-bright white light
>    Adjust the brightness of the lights until you get good edge contrast.
> 3)  Remove reflections from all the colors.
> 4)  If desired, use MegaPOV to add edgelines
> 
> Anyone have any other suggestions?
> --Bram

May I suggest that this be added as an option in L3P?  (I know that's asking
a lot considering all the work that has already gone into the app, but I
think the section at the top where you can define some globals about the
rendering would be a perfect place to put a "render as instructions"
settings and use it to set these things.

P.S.  Thanks for a wonderful conversion tool (L3P Rocks)



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  RE: L3P v1.3 20010120
 
First of all, thanks for the new version! You've really worked hard to make this a wonderful utility! (...) For anyone who plans on making raytraced instructions, may I suggest the following: 1) Uncomment the "orthographic" keyword in the camera {} (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)

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