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Re: Solution (DAT2LWS & Bryce)
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Mon, 7 May 2001 10:43:19 GMT
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Wow! It really works!
Danke Schön!
/Tore
Willy Tschager wrote:
> This is a workaround and a little bit laborious, but it works fine on my
> German version of Bryce 4.0, even with a 23 Mbytes converted Lightwave-file.
> Please let me know if this workaround works with the US version and the 4.1
> Update by Corel (R).
>
> 1.) Open the Lightwavescene-file (*.lws) with a Wordprozessor-program like
> "Microsoft Word (R)" or "Corel Wordperfect (R)". Also a simple editor like
> "Notepad" or "Wordpad" will do the work. For the example below I used a file
> named "1499.lws" which is located in the directory c:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\,
> made of three *.lwo (Lightwaveobject-file) which present the single
> converted *.dat-files. You will see a text like the following:
>
> LWSC
> 1
>
> FirstFrame 1
> LastFrame 60
> FrameStep 1
> PreviewFirstFrame 1
> PreviewLastFrame 60
> PreviewFrameStep 1
> FramesPerSecond 25.000000
>
> AmbientColor 255 255 255
> AmbIntensity 0.250000
>
> AddNullObject Look At Point
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.382399 -0.380000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> ShowCamera 1 7
> CameraMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 7.271999 7.654399 6.891999 222.264389 35.264389 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> TargetObject 1
> ZoomFactor 3.200000
> Resolution 1
> PixelAspectRatio 2
> SegmentMemory 22000000
> Antialiasing 0
> AdaptiveSampling 1
> AdaptiveThreshold 16
> FilmSize 2
> FieldRendering 0
> MotionBlur 0
> DepthOfField 0
>
> AddNullObject 1499
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4871_0.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ParentObject 2
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4854_1.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ParentObject 2
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4597_2.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ParentObject 2
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> AddLight
> Lightname
> ShowLight 1 7
> LightMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> -2.550000 2.550000 2.550000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> LightColor 255 255 255
> LgtIntensity 1.000000
> LightType 1
> ShadowType 1
>
> SolidBackdrop 1
> BackdropColor 0 0 0
> ZenithColor 0 40 80
> SkyColor 120 180 240
> GroundColor 50 40 30
> NadirColor 100 80 60
> FogType 0
> DitherIntensity 1
> AnimatedDither 0
>
> RenderMode 2
> RayTraceEffects 7
> ClipRayColors 0
> RayRecursionLimit 16
> DataOverlayLabel
> FullSceneParamEval 0
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> ViewMode 3
> ViewAimpoint 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
> ViewDirection 0.300197 -0.314159 0.000000
> ViewZoomFactor 4.000000
> GridNumber 40
> GridSize 1.000000
> ShowMotionPath 1
> ShowBGImage 0
> ShowFogRadius 0
> ShowRedraw 0
> ShowSafeAreas 0
> ShowFieldChart 0
>
> 2.) You have to delete the first section from "FirstFrame 1" 'til the line
> says: "LoadObject". Now go to the end of the text and delete the last
> section, departing from "AddLight". You don't have to delete the header
> "LWSC" otherwise Bryce won't recognise the file as Lightwavescene-file.
> Finally the text should look like this:
>
> LWSC
> 1
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4871_0.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ParentObject 2
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4854_1.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ParentObject 2
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4597_2.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ParentObject 2
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> 3.) Delete ALL the "ParentObjects 2"-Statements. This is crucial, otherwise
> Bryce will start loading the file but crash down after a while. For this
> step I use the "Replace"-Command in my "Microsoft Word (R)" and the work
> becomes a piece of cake. In the "Search"-Field I insert "^aParentObject
> 2^a", in the "Replace"-Field just "^a". In the end I get a text like this:
>
> LWSC
> 1
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4871_0.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4854_1.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4597_2.lwo
> ShowObject 8 7
> ObjectMotion (unnamed)
> 9
> 1
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
> 0 0 0 0 0
> EndBehavior 1
> ShadowOptions 7
>
> 4.) Save the text with its initial name in the ANSI text file format. You
> can also save it as *.txt-file and then rename it back to *.lws
>
> 5.) Import the *.lws-file in Bryce. Bryce splits the Lightwaveobjects-files
> (*.lwo) by colour. Click on the little arrow in the "Selection Palette" to
> open the "Select Options pop-up menu". Move up to "Select Groups". Under
> "Surface 15_1, Surface 15_2, Surface 1_1, ..." you'll find your parts one by
> one. "15" is a stand-in for white, "1" for blue and so on. It is a good idea
> to regroup your parts and assign them to a "Family", but don't try do this
> with decorated parts which are grouped in special groups (please notice that
> the *lws-file conserves the decoration, while a *.dxf wipes them out).
>
> You don't have to edit the Lightwaveobject-files (*.lwo) in the subfolder!!!
> First make a backup of the *.lws-file before you start editing it.
>
> I know this all sounds whimsical, just to easy to be true, but believe me it
> cost me a hell of a lot of time to find it out. I've tried to convert the
> *.lws-file with professional converters like 3d-Exploration and others I
> found on the Internet, but none of them worked. This seems to be the easiest
> and fastest way to get the file ready for Bryce.
>
> Happy "brycing",
>
> Willy
>
> Orion ha scritto nel messaggio ...
> > I'm having a little trouble with the DAT2LWS coverter and Bryce. For
> > whatever reason Bryce won't import the .lws file created by the converter.
> > Does anyone know a solution to this?
> >
> >
> > -Orion
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