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#POV Bug?
Message #21298
Hi, I used a batch file with POV to generate graphics while I slept. When I awoke the hard drive I had been writing to was trashed big-time. I suspect it ran out of room, but the partition table, FAT, directories i.e. my whole world were gone. Thank God for…
#POV Includes
Message #21289
I just downloaded most of POV-Ray and I really want to give it a try but I still need the required include files (color.inc, etc.). I don't know if these are located in the sample files (POVSCN.zip) but I don't want to spend the 40 plus minutes and n dollars…
#21250-POV 2.0
Message #21275
Dan, Snif, snif, I will survive ( I think) I'll wait until it's available. Keep up the good work, I really love version 1.0 Read action !
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#21251-POVRay and Fractint
Message #21271
You can start by attaching some fractal gifs to simple objects to get the hang of image_mapping. From there, play with alpha values to "cut out" pieces of the object within the fractal pattern. Then try some height_fields. The docs are pretty thourough in these areas but if you have…
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#20634-Visual Basic and POV
Message #21254
Good one Sam! I also prefer mountain bikes and there's a soft spot in me for White_Marble too! -Vic Read action !
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#POVRay and Fractint
Message #21251
Hi, I just started using POVRay and I am quite fascinated by it. Having played around with some simple shapes I would now like to generate raytraced fractal images. I know how to make 3D projections in farctint and there is of course ray trace option but I am not…
#21225-#POV 2.0
Message #21250
Petro, You can't yet. POV 2.0 is still in testing. Sorry if we got you all worked up over nothing. You'll be able to get it in Lib 8 when it's ready, but there's currently no relese date target. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
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#21223-HiSpeed POV
Message #21247
>>…the commands are implemented in silicone. >> breast implants processing floating point math instructions Aha! A way for us males to regain control of society! This may be a very important discovery!! (I will refrain from making any sort of "software" jokes here, OK?) Read action !
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#21226-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21244
"French is easy"… that's cute! I used to know a bit of Finnish (grew up in Michigan's Upper Penninsula where a lot of Finns settled) but the words wouldn't be appropriate here. Don't feel you've got to stop your PS's because of me… I was having fun trying to figure…
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#21224-#POV/Vivid conversions
Message #21239
Within a sub-object, it's not hard for me to traverse the list of polygons searching for similarly-colored faces, and output them in a series. I'll look at the Vivid docs. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
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#21184-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21227
Erkki, I see, well it's my impression that Vivid adds bounding boxes to it's primitives automatically. I'll try to keep this in mind. Other than that, are you satisfied with PV3D? – Per re. your P.S.: I'll respond via E-Plex. I don't want to put off Dan Farmer . There…
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#21047-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21226
Dan, "dog" means "though" in Danish. "dog" in English is "hund" in Danish. We have a saying in Denmark: French is easy, "horse" is "cheval" and it's like that all the way through 😉 – Per P.S. We'll stop talking Danish now, . There is 1 Reply. Read action !
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#POV 2.0
Message #21225
Hello, The last few days I see people talking about POV 2.0. My question is, is it available yet, and if so, where can I get it?. Petro There are 2 Replies. Read action !
#21201-POV/Vivid conversions
Message #21224
The translation to Vivid should be fairly simple. The only possible problem I can see is that Vivid's input format tends to group primitives with the same surface definition. This shouldn't be much of a problem. Translating the other way may be more challenging. Feel free to contact me directly…
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#21102-#HiSpeed POV
Message #21223
>>…FPU built right into the chip. However, not all of the commands are implemented in silicone. ROTF (Rolling On The Floor (laughing)) When I read that, an image flashed through my mind of silicone breast implants processing floating point math instructions! (Ok, ok, I'm a bit over tired at the…
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#21185-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21211
"Catch any trout yet?" One yesterday, one today. Wanna hear my excuses? There is 1 Reply. Read action !
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#21016-TGA files & Pov-Ray 2.0
Message #21204
Thanks Richard, I shall follow this up with Lead Tech. Read action !
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POV/Vivid conversions
Message #21201
Syndesis Corporation makes InterChange Plus, a system of translators for many 3D modeling formats such as DXF, 3D Studio, Wavefront, LightWave, Imagine, Sculpt, and many others. We're the "Hijaak" of 3D translations. InterChange Plus is available on the Amiga now; we hope to be shipping the Windows version later this…
#21150-POV Books from Waite
Message #21189
"Image Lab" by Tim Wegner contains a chapter on POV-Ray and is availible now. "Ray Tracing Creations" by Drew Wells & Chris Young is expected next month. Read action !
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#21047-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21185
Hey Dan, >> "der er dog mindst" >Hey… WHOS'S go the mind of a dog?!? You need a Danish-English dictionary to figure that out . I just might be able to get you a good deal on one, they are far cheaper in Copenhagen than in Minneapolis . Has spring…
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#21034-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21184
Peter, No matter which modeller you use watch out for the bounding. I just got a bunch of scenes made with PV3D and the bounding is awfull. Either it's on a single simple object or it's the whole CGS object. With large CGS trees this gives very slow traces. Well,…
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#21155-POV3D 1.00
Message #21157
>I just finsihed the DOS graphics version today. I'll be doing some additional >testing and should be posted here very soon. It has the same functionality. >>Alfonso, >>This is great news! can't wait to try it out. Should be out by the middle of next week. Keep in touch. >>I…
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#21139-#POV3D 1.00
Message #21155
>I just finsihed the DOS graphics version today. I'll be doing some additional >testing and should be posted here very soon. It has the same functionality. Alfonso, This is great news! can't wait to try it out. I have tried out the windows version a bit and I have a…
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#POV Books from Waite
Message #21150
In the documentation for POV version 1.0, there was mentioned the release of two books pertaining to POV. The publisher is listed as the Waite Group Press. Are these books out yet? What is the address or phone for the publisher? There is 1 Reply. Read action !
#21127-#POV3D 1.00
Message #21139
>Where is the POVCAD.zip or POVCAD20.zip file located? I can't seem to find it an >it anywhere on CIS. Please help if you can… It's in the RAYTRACE SOURCES directory. There are 2 versions, select the 2.0 one. I just finsihed the DOS graphics version today. I'll be doing some…
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#20750-POV 2.0 Language
Message #21136
Yeah, I can't believe I'm working on that hack… Sorry for the delay in replying – I just got a coupla of 240Mb SCSI's for my home system… I've really been fighting the "hard disk crunch" (I feel better already). I've been on the "Alternative", but not in some time…
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#20529-#POV3D 1.00
Message #21127
Where is the POVCAD.zip or POVCAD20.zip file located? I can't seem to find it an it anywhere on CIS. Please help if you can… Gregory. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
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#21104-POV-Ray and Tin Toy
Message #21110
Thanks, for the info. Darin W Dugger Read action !
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#20969-#POV-Ray and Tin Toy
Message #21104
Darin, PMJI… >> BTW do you have a phone number for PIXAR, I might try to get a flyer from them or something.
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#HiSpeed POV
Message #21102
Well, Having a bit of spare time on my hands, and not having done anything on POV-Ray in several months except to keep in contact with Eduard to let him know I was alive, the other day I was spurred to see if I could improve the performance of POV-Ray…
#20965-#POV Type Support for MAC
Message #21094
Great, I'll watch for it. I got the TrueType Mac sample source code and article text, about 51K as a Compactor Pro archive. So why do you prefer Type 1, since it is not native on the Mac, and not an openly published format? There is 1 Reply. Read action…
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#20962-#POV-Ray 2.0 + Mac
Message #21093
> Is there any possibility to include a new trace mode into POV 2.0? > To be more precise, a wireframe mode, so that our debugging times > can be reduced enormously? Sorry, the "Quality" command line parameter only goes down to zero. So, for a wireframe "zippy" mode, we'd…
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#20835-POV and Centris 610
Message #21062
Eduard, Thank you for the reply. I understand that you don't want to upload POV without an FPU. If Drew Wells doesn't want me to try the 2.0 beta, would there be a chance that I could send you a disk in the mail with a self addressed stamped envelope…
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#20757-POV and Centris 610
Message #21061
Dan, > Have you tried with more than one scene file? Yes, I have tried four different scenes. It renders until it comes to a colored pixel and that's it. The computer locks up and I have to restart it:( Britt Read action !
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#21034-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21047
> "Der er dog mindst" Hey… WHOS'S got the mind of a dog?!? 🙂 There are 2 Replies. Read action !
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#20971-Camera "flight" with POV
Message #21038
>>the SPLINE function in RTAG I haven't used RTAG yet… maybe someone else will jump in and answer… >>"velocity", you really mean "speed along the path" Yes Read action !
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#21008-POV-Ray and Tin Toy
Message #21036
Thanks, for the numbers, I think I will try to see what I ccan get from them in the way of flyers and such. Darin W Dugger Read action !
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#20934-#Scene editors, Viv/PoV
Message #21034
Hi Erkki, Your reply is pretty much in-line with what Dan said. I don't have access to AutoCAD or 3D Studio, but I'll certainly be checking out POVCAD. Thanks – Per P.S. Nej, du har ret. Der er dog mindst et par stykker til – selvom det er nogle aar…
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#20805-#TGA files & Pov-Ray 2.0
Message #21016
Hi Harley, Have you found that DOS base file viewer yet? If not, lend me you ear. Although there are many utility programs that do file translations available throughout CompuServ, if I had to TOOT any of them it would be LeadVIEW from Lead Technologies. As well as providing translation…
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#20952-Camera "flight" with POV
Message #21010
I had a thought on this velocity issue you've been tossing about. Howabout using a spline to map the velocity curve you want and maintain speed per unit time (ie. frame) to get the current position in your spline path. You might have an animation that is not frame oriented…
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POV-Ray and Type!!!
Message #21009
I just uploaded a file LETTER.ZIP into lib 8, which contains my experiments with type in POV-Ray so far, but I seem to be stuck, turning the shapes into filled type. Can anyone help me out on this, for if we can make these work, I might be able to…
#20969-#POV-Ray and Tin Toy
Message #21008
Darin, try 510/236-4000 for voice or 510/236-0388 for fax There is 1 Reply. Read action !
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#20954-TGA files & Pov-Ray 2.0
Message #20994
(DTA via .ZIPs) Exactly! Read action !
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#20959-POV Stop Start
Message #20989
Colin, If you use the +x switch on the commandline, in your povray.def file, or the POVRAYOPT= setting, you can interrupt a trace mid-stream. The file can then be started again with the +c switch. It's all in the docs. The .tga file must be converted to a .gif (again,…
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#20952-#Camera "flight" with POV
Message #20971
>> The main point was create alot of spline points, and then use >> the one that is closest to where you want to be. That way you can >> have a variable velocity. So… Because the SPLINE function in RTAG can interpolate points inbetween, I will actually supply only…
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#20964-#POV-Ray and Tin Toy
Message #20969
Well I think if we did we would have more TinToys then we could shack a stick at, maybe not a bad idea. BTW do you have a phone number for PIXAR, I might try to get a flyer from them or something. Darin W Dugger There are 2 Replies.…
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#20959-POV Stop Start
Message #20967
If you interrupt a trace, you can continue it by using the same command line, and adding +c (for continue). If you intend to do this, you should avoid using a large buffer (no more than +b20 or so), because you lose whatever is in the buffer when you break…
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#20859-#POV Type Support for MAC
Message #20965
Eduard and all, I'll be uploading a file soon, with all my findings up to now, trying to get type into POV, I've succeeded to get the outlines in, now I need some way to fill 'em, I was thinking about using them as knives on CSG-shapes. Anyway, look for…
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#20808-#POV-Ray and Tin Toy
Message #20964
Darin, Or shall we make a contest out of it, for all to try? There is 1 Reply. Read action !
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