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Re: Full orthographic town view
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Date: 
Fri, 21 Mar 2003 20:23:53 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Kevin Clague writes:
>   This can easily be done with LPub, a program that takes LDR/DAT/MPD files as
> inputs, and creates POV-Ray images easily.  Most people use LPub to create
> building instructions, but LPub can also be used for single images.  You can
> control the resolution, as well as orthographic projection.
> 
>   The trick that LPub uses to getting orthographic to work nicely is twofold.
> First in L3P use a camera angle of 1 (-ca1) or smaller but greater than 0.
> After L3P is run, you can edit the POV file and put the keyword orthographic as
> the first line in the camera definition near the bottom of the file.

The first run with -ca1 should give an (almost) orthographic look.
If you want a 100% orthographic view you should put the keyword "orthographic" into the POV file.
But why would you want the first run then?
To place the camera?
/Lars



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  Re: Full orthographic town view
 
Hi Eduardo, This can easily be done with LPub, a program that takes LDR/DAT/MPD files as inputs, and creates POV-Ray images easily. Most people use LPub to create building instructions, but LPub can also be used for single images. You can control (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)

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