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(...) You can use many lights, and still have a single shadow by making all lights but one 'shadowless' (a modifier to the POV light description). I often put a (not too bright) shadowless light at the same position as the camera, to make sure (...) (13 years ago, 2-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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It looks to me like each model / row of models was rendered in POV-Ray individually and then PhotoShopped together. Probably removed any reflections when combined on to one image. Scott (13 years ago, 2-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Hi Larry, I'm not much of a POV expert, but it looks to me like Jeroen used a single light source (I only see one shadow per model). I'd guess the light source is very far away (to simulate sunlight) because all the shadows cast proportionate (...) (13 years ago, 2-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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A long time ago, Jeroen kindly rendered this image for me in POVRay (URL) the source got lost. Now I need it much much larger so I'm trying to recreate it. I am all the way there (all models positioned right, etc) except for the lighting/shadows. (...) (13 years ago, 2-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) The bug in LDView means that any sloped bricks that have LGEO versions won't work if they use a color not directly supported by LGEO. Your model used color 0x6FFFFFF (which is transparent full white) for at least one brick that contained a (...) (13 years ago, 26-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Travis, cool, many thanks, will be able to test the file tomorrow. What can I do within LDraw to avoid this prob in future times? Thx, adrian (13 years ago, 26-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I got your email, tracked down the problem, and sent you a link to a test LDView build. Thanks again. For reference, LDView was referring to sloped brick faces using LGEO's _slope variant of the color even when the color wasn't a color (...) (13 years ago, 26-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) You're welcome. I got the POV files, and responded (via email) that I needed the original LDraw file in order to debug LDView. It would seem that you didn't get my email reply. --Travis (14 years ago, 25-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Hi Travis, thanks for your offer, I sent you the file yesterday evening (european time :-) ). cheers, adrian (14 years ago, 25-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) That sounds like an LDView bug. If you send me your model, I will investigate. --Travis (14 years ago, 23-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Hi, I tried the installation, works fine, but get same error as with the tip of Larry: "No matching in 'material', undeclared identifier 'LDXColor117440511_slope'" Any idea? Thx, adrian (14 years ago, 23-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Hi Larry, no, Ben wasn't there, I forgot the name of the guy you've visited, I will ask Ralph, maybe he remembers. Your tip with the library path helped a bit, the error I asked about doesn't show up again, but now there is a new one: "No matching (...) (14 years ago, 23-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I am the Larry behind MiltonTrainWorks.com ... and I think I have been the Larry you met in Germany way long ago. Was Ben there? (14 years ago, 18-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Hy Larry, I am also going to try this on friday, thx. BTW, are you THE Larry I have met years years years ago for one day in Germany (forgot the name of the boy you visited, I have been there with Dö (Ralph)) and built some cool stuff together? Some (...) (14 years ago, 18-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Cool, thx, will give it a try on friday (have no access to my Mac Mini with the Windows Installation at the moment) and tell you the results. Great, adrian (14 years ago, 18-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Another approach (not necessarily better, but if you have a mostly working installation already you may prefer it, especially if your directory layout is non standard) is to go get the LGEO libs and then hand modify your master POVRAY.ini file (...) (14 years ago, 17-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Your POV-Ray.ini file is missing the paths to the LGEO libraries. You might try the AIOI I have prepared: (URL) will do the job for you and I've got a new tester as well. w. (14 years ago, 16-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Hi, when using POVRay (Win) I always get following error: Parse Error cannot open include file lg_defs.inc Model built in MLCad (tried Win and Mac), prepared with LDView (tried Win and Mac), always same error. POVRay for Mac unfortunately doesn't (...) (14 years ago, 16-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Available at (URL) - - - Please note that this application will only work properly if... * Installed (ie just unpacked) in <LDrawBaseDir>\Apps\DatShine directory * The Attribute Files (L*.ldr) are in <LDrawBaseDir>\Apps\...Shine\Attr directory * The (...) (14 years ago, 14-May-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) No one has any update on the LGEO library current status? Maybe someone is still in contact with Lutz or can directly asking him? (14 years ago, 27-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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