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This is a workaround and a little bit laborious, but it works fine on my
German version of Bryce 4.0, even with a 23 Mbytes converted Lightwave-file.
Please let me know if this workaround works with the US version and the 4.1
Update by Corel (R).
1.) Open the Lightwavescene-file (*.lws) with a Wordprozessor-program like
"Microsoft Word (R)" or "Corel Wordperfect (R)". Also a simple editor like
"Notepad" or "Wordpad" will do the work. For the example below I used a file
named "1499.lws" which is located in the directory c:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\,
made of three *.lwo (Lightwaveobject-file) which present the single
converted *.dat-files. You will see a text like the following:
LWSC
1
FirstFrame 1
LastFrame 60
FrameStep 1
PreviewFirstFrame 1
PreviewLastFrame 60
PreviewFrameStep 1
FramesPerSecond 25.000000
AmbientColor 255 255 255
AmbIntensity 0.250000
AddNullObject Look At Point
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.382399 -0.380000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ShadowOptions 7
ShowCamera 1 7
CameraMotion (unnamed)
9
1
7.271999 7.654399 6.891999 222.264389 35.264389 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
TargetObject 1
ZoomFactor 3.200000
Resolution 1
PixelAspectRatio 2
SegmentMemory 22000000
Antialiasing 0
AdaptiveSampling 1
AdaptiveThreshold 16
FilmSize 2
FieldRendering 0
MotionBlur 0
DepthOfField 0
AddNullObject 1499
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ShadowOptions 7
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4871_0.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ParentObject 2
ShadowOptions 7
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4854_1.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ParentObject 2
ShadowOptions 7
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4597_2.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ParentObject 2
ShadowOptions 7
AddLight
Lightname
ShowLight 1 7
LightMotion (unnamed)
9
1
-2.550000 2.550000 2.550000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
LightColor 255 255 255
LgtIntensity 1.000000
LightType 1
ShadowType 1
SolidBackdrop 1
BackdropColor 0 0 0
ZenithColor 0 40 80
SkyColor 120 180 240
GroundColor 50 40 30
NadirColor 100 80 60
FogType 0
DitherIntensity 1
AnimatedDither 0
RenderMode 2
RayTraceEffects 7
ClipRayColors 0
RayRecursionLimit 16
DataOverlayLabel
FullSceneParamEval 0
ViewMode 3
ViewAimpoint 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
ViewDirection 0.300197 -0.314159 0.000000
ViewZoomFactor 4.000000
GridNumber 40
GridSize 1.000000
ShowMotionPath 1
ShowBGImage 0
ShowFogRadius 0
ShowRedraw 0
ShowSafeAreas 0
ShowFieldChart 0
2.) You have to delete the first section from "FirstFrame 1" 'til the line
says: "LoadObject". Now go to the end of the text and delete the last
section, departing from "AddLight". You don't have to delete the header
"LWSC" otherwise Bryce won't recognise the file as Lightwavescene-file.
Finally the text should look like this:
LWSC
1
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4871_0.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ParentObject 2
ShadowOptions 7
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4854_1.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ParentObject 2
ShadowOptions 7
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4597_2.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ParentObject 2
ShadowOptions 7
3.) Delete ALL the "ParentObjects 2"-Statements. This is crucial, otherwise
Bryce will start loading the file but crash down after a while. For this
step I use the "Replace"-Command in my "Microsoft Word (R)" and the work
becomes a piece of cake. In the "Search"-Field I insert "^aParentObject
2^a", in the "Replace"-Field just "^a". In the end I get a text like this:
LWSC
1
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4871_0.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ShadowOptions 7
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4854_1.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ShadowOptions 7
LoadObject C:\Programs\Ldraw2lws\1499_LW_Objects\4597_2.lwo
ShowObject 8 7
ObjectMotion (unnamed)
9
1
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
EndBehavior 1
ShadowOptions 7
4.) Save the text with its initial name in the ANSI text file format. You
can also save it as *.txt-file and then rename it back to *.lws
5.) Import the *.lws-file in Bryce. Bryce splits the Lightwaveobjects-files
(*.lwo) by colour. Click on the little arrow in the "Selection Palette" to
open the "Select Options pop-up menu". Move up to "Select Groups". Under
"Surface 15_1, Surface 15_2, Surface 1_1, ..." you'll find your parts one by
one. "15" is a stand-in for white, "1" for blue and so on. It is a good idea
to regroup your parts and assign them to a "Family", but don't try do this
with decorated parts which are grouped in special groups (please notice that
the *lws-file conserves the decoration, while a *.dxf wipes them out).
You don't have to edit the Lightwaveobject-files (*.lwo) in the subfolder!!!
First make a backup of the *.lws-file before you start editing it.
I know this all sounds whimsical, just to easy to be true, but believe me it
cost me a hell of a lot of time to find it out. I've tried to convert the
*.lws-file with professional converters like 3d-Exploration and others I
found on the Internet, but none of them worked. This seems to be the easiest
and fastest way to get the file ready for Bryce.
Happy "brycing",
Willy
Orion ha scritto nel messaggio ...
> I'm having a little trouble with the DAT2LWS coverter and Bryce. For
> whatever reason Bryce won't import the .lws file created by the converter.
> Does anyone know a solution to this?
>
>
> -Orion
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| Willy, Thanks for the info. I tried it and it works like a champ in Bryce 5. I will probably be writing a little command line script to automagically do the conversions for me. However, there is one thing I do not know how to deal with. When the (...) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| I'm having a little trouble with the DAT2LWS coverter and Bryce. For whatever reason Bryce won't import the .lws file created by the converter. Does anyone know a solution to this? -Orion (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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