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(...) One might beg to differ. Your stuff looks much better than the majority of ours. In my perfect world, I could send you my MPDs and you'll return awesome renderings. :-, <SOUNDTRACK MODE="WEEPY-KITSCHY" INSTRUMENT="VIOLINS"> Alas, here in the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) As always, amazing models! A little bit of constructive criticism on raytracing (not that I'm an expert...[1]) Take, for example, this image: (URL) model is great, but I'd love to be able to see the detail better. Instead of moving the camera (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Chuck Sommerville wrote... (...) Well, like HAL 9000 had difficulties handling contradicting orders, POV apparently has too! The following extract from the model: (...) is converted by L3P to: #declare wl__claw_dot_dat = object { object { (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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I downloaded this really cool loader model: (URL) MLcad, the claws are black. After making the POV file with L3P, the claws render yellow in POV and some of the decals go away. Looking at the files closer, I noticed that the claw part is defined as (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote... (...) Leonardo Zide has published the source for LeoCAD ((URL) apparently he knows how to read l2p_elmt.tab and l2p_ptrn.tab - though he doesn't seem to extract other info than the LGEO names, so maybe he just hacked the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I have had a change of heart. For those desparate to see whats going on, I have provided a sample kit. please note that the commands might change if Lars integrates it with L3P. I have provided source code, executable, two before and after (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Since I have already provided the source to Lars, I assume that he would like to add the code directly to L3P. He also knows how to deal with the issues I was unable to fix dealing with where L3P inserts the comment fields. For now, I will not (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Hm, he uses a special "rugged" texture on the slopes, to give them the correct look. (This can be done in L3P too, with some manual adjustments to the POV file.) Also, he seems to have two definitions for each part, one transparent and one (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote... (...) No, the mathematics is easy, just a simple matrix in POV. But Lutz mentioned something about a special index file and flags for transparent parts and slopes. And I can see LeoCAD's code to read the file. But I would (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I'ts not too difficult to incorporate LGEO and L3P in the same POV file. I've done it once to get a high level of details in a wallpaper rendering: (URL) was surprised that noone mentioned this.) What you basically need to do to cram LGEO (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Chuck Sommerville wrote... (...) Good idea, I have thought of it myself too :-) But I have postponed the implementation because I was hoping for an integration of LGEO and L3P: the effort writing POV replacements for LDraw parts naturally belongs in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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George GeoMan wrote... (...) The good thing about L3P: it is INDEPENDENT of part updates. The not so good thing about L3P: some rounded parts look egdy/angular. /Lars (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Well, I raised the steering wheel one plate and amputated my driver at the knees so that he'd fit: (URL) I should change the color of the upholstery and the color of the driver's shirt so he stands out better. Any suggestions? --Bram (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) That'd be great (seems like L3P files just keeping getting bigger, though :) Lars, have you discussed anything with Lutz about using LGEO? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) If it makes renderings better, POV files smaller, and doesn't take a lot of effort on my part, how could I not be interested? Please continue your efforts! --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) It sounds as a good idea since the parts/primitives libraries will need updates only when new l-cad updates are released. The current version of l3p allthough really good still needs regular updates to keep up with the growing parts libraries. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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After playing with Ldraw, The first thing I wanted to do was learn the file format and write a converter to POV. Then I found L3P, and was delighted. When I saw the minifigs with faceted heads, I investigated and learned about the triangle and quad (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Actually, the help files with POV suck rocks -- you're railroaded through the tutorial, and it severely lacks in many areas. And the resources listed on www.povray.org deal almost exclusively for pre-3.1 versions. (...) Is it current? Does it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) The help files included with POV are pretty good. Of course you can also check www.povray.org. I have a book called "Ray Trace Creations" that I bought in a book store, which is about one inch thick and deals exclusively with POV. -Chuck (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Franklin W. Cain skrev i meddelandet ... (...) (This (more or less) has already been posted in the thread 'lit truck raytrace wallpaper...' in connection with headlights) Don't try to put lights inside other pieces, edit the .POV file instead, and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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