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Re: How is this created?
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Wed, 22 May 2002 02:35:00 GMT
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Hi all. Thanks for all of your tips. They will be a great help.
Dave
"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Mike Walsh writes:
> >
> > "Jeroen de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message
> > news:GwH5EL.6Dn@lugnet.com...
> > > > 5) Create a template in powerpoint and begin inserting your models, • cropping
> > >
> > > Small tip: when using Powerpoint (or any other Office application) • convert
> > > the LDR without a floor and render your pictures as PNG with Alpha • channel.
> > > That way everything but your model wil be masked out so that when you • place
> > > it on a coloured background you won't have a white frame around it.
> > >
> > > Alpha channels are also very handy when using image-editors.
> > >
> > > Jeroen
> >
> > I am intrigued, does this apply to Publisher as well? As I don't • understand
> > what you mean by "without a floor" and rendering with Alpha channel. Can
> > you elaborate for those of us who don't know exactly what you are talking
> > about.
>
> When you convert a .ldr/.dat file to a .pov via L3PAO/L3P by default L3PAO
> put a floor plane in your model. That is say you render a 2x4 blue brick.
> If you look athe the POV code you will notice at the bottom a section of
> code that says something like:
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> // floor
> plane {...
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> You want to get rid of this code all together from the plane {... to the • '}'
> that corresponds to the 1st '{'. Also look right above this code and you
> show see one that says
> //background
> Make sure you set that one to WHITE or rgb <1,1,1>. You can aslo set the
> background in L3PAO by setting the colro to white via the colro panel.
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>
> As for the alpha channel.. someone please tell us cause i have no clue on
> that one....
> AHui
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> > I render my instructions with LD-Lite and place the images with Microsoft
> > Publisher.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
> > http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
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| (...) When you convert a .ldr/.dat file to a .pov via L3PAO/L3P by default L3PAO put a floor plane in your model. That is say you render a 2x4 blue brick. If you look athe the POV code you will notice at the bottom a section of code that says (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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