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  Re: Star Wars LDraw Models by Nth Dimension Website
 
Wow! Nice renderings (the models are great too)! What program did you use to get the nice element delineation (brick lines) to show up? LPub? (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Star Wars LDraw Models by Nth Dimension Website
 
(...) The porgram is called MEGAPov. It is an unoffical patch of POV-Ray. You can get it here: (URL) the same as POV-Ray but you use the find_egde function to get the brick lines. An easier way is to install POV, MEGAPOv and LPub. LPub has a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Star Wars LDraw Models by Nth Dimension Website
 
Thanks. I followed the LPub installation instruction, downloaded & installed the other components (l3GO, PovRay, MegaPOV, MLCad, etc.), and successfully rendered my mpd. However, when I look at the MegaPOV tab in LPub, it is completely blank! I (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Star Wars LDraw Models by Nth Dimension Website
 
(...) 1. Open LPub 2. Click on the POV tab 3. Click on the Rendering tab 4. Click on the drop-down menu and choose "MEGA-POV => POV-Ray 3.1 5. Now the MEGAPOV Tab shoul be enabled. Note make SURE you downloaded POV-Ray 3.1g for windows and NOT (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Star Wars LDraw Models by Nth Dimension Website
 
(...) Also, I found it really great if you turn reflections to 0. This gives the smooth shading, or "cell shading" effect. Reflection statements are found in the color definitions, just do a find for "reflection" and you should see it. Set all of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Star Wars LDraw Models by Nth Dimension Website
 
Thanks Ahui, and Tim! My renderings are spot-on georgeous thanks to your tips and help. :) I couldn't find any reference to "reflections" anywhere, however. I'll keep looking.. (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)

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