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Re: My first model,please look
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Mon, 30 Oct 2000 07:48:06 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Brad Hamilton writes:
> That's nice.
>
> Have you considered rendering it with POV-RAY? This is a free program that
> is relatively easy to use and provides much better display than MLCAD. You
> still use MLCAD for all the editing, but then you run POV-RAY to create a
> nicer display.
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> You must use a program called L3P to convert from the LDRAW .dat format to
> the POV-RAY (.pov) format. I use a wrapper called LP3AO that provides a
> windows interface to L3P. Look on Lugnet.cad.dev for more info on this.
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> The other information about using POV-RAY can be found on www.ldraw.org.
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> Brad
Hi,
I downloaded POV-RAY and didn't exactly understand it,its the type of
program where most comands are type written,I'm not verry good at that and I
don't like it either. I know the model would look great because the original
model was done that way.I have a couple of other models that I will be
putting up on the site this next month,I'll post a message when they're up.
Cheers
Gary
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: My first model,please look
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| Hi, You actually don't have to understand much about POV-RAY to use it. Just download L3P. You run that to covert the.dat file to a .pov. Then, you just open the file in the POV-RAY program, and select a resolution from the combo-box on the upper (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | Re: My first model,please look
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| Gary, I don't care for command line parameter either. I created a simple batch file and called it CONVERT.BAT There is a variable, so all you type is CONVERT FILENAME No need for an extension. Also you'll have to change the directories. If you would (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: My first model,please look
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| That's nice. Have you considered rendering it with POV-RAY? This is a free program that is relatively easy to use and provides much better display than MLCAD. You still use MLCAD for all the editing, but then you run POV-RAY to create a nicer (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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