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Re: Technical description of ROTSTEP
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Thu, 20 Jun 2002 04:17:47 GMT
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I know this is still missing, I'm going to write one in the next days and
then I'll post it here for you.

Sorry,
  Michael

"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:GxJxM6.3xx@lugnet.com...

"Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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Kevin L. Clague wrote in message ...
I'm working on a program that automatically converts model descriptions • in
LDRAW DAT format and
creates step by step construction and part list images using L3P and
POV-Ray.  I'm almost ready for a beta release.

Very cool indeed!

How high a resolution / how large an image size will it be able to • handle?
Any limits? Will it honor changes in line color defined in the • ldliterc.dat
file like LDLite does?

Image resolution comes into play in two ways:

  Construction step images and part list images.

For construction images, you have complete control over image size.  The
only limits that exist are either those imposed by POV-Ray or by your
machine resources ;-)

Part list images are composed of part images.  The part images are • produced
using L3P and POV-ray.  LPub allows two different windows for part
rendering:  print resolution (1600x1200) or screen resolution (640x480).
LPub started as a tool to help create print quality images for a
Constructopedia book that I'm helping Syngress publish.

For either of these resolutions, certain very large parts can be rendered • at
half size.
For example RCX's, micro-scouts, long beans and lift-arms.

I'm waffling on the constrained resolution of part images.  Maybe I should
make it as flexible as construction images.  I'll get feedback after • people
use it to help me decide.

I'm glad you like it.

I'm still very interested in an aswer to the ROTSTEP question, though.

Kevin





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"Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:GxJtuz.GFC@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) ldliterc.dat (...) Image resolution comes into play in two ways: Construction step images and part list images. For construction images, you (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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