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I don't think Bill needs to fake diamonds although if he follows the "2 month salary" guideline she might need a wheelbarrow. BTW the next version of Windows will probably be 4.0, not 3.2. Read action !
Microsoft bought the Playmation technology and licensed it back to Hash Enterprises. Hash will continue to develope and support Playmation. I will continue to work on my spelling and typing. 🙂 Read action !
Mondo good news Stephen. So you are going to be behind Microsoft's new venture into 3D. Or….. Maybe this is just Bill Gates scheme for giving the bride to be a rendered image of a diamond rather than a real one …. "Really honey, this is just as good &…
re:"I'll be working for Martin Hash." Before you sign that NDA… what's going on with Martin's Playmation character-animation package? Is somebody else developing it now? Is MS taking it over? Inquiring minds… Gavin. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
Stephen, Do I hear "multi-media"? So, Microsoft wants a raytracer of their own, huh? Interesting. Guess that since they were kind of late getting on the bandwagon that they'd better hire the best, huh? Good luck with the new job, and say "Hi" to Bill. Microsoft has an ad showing…
Things haven't fully settled out but I can give you a quick overview of what's up. First of all, July 9th will be my last day at Boeing. Starting July 19th I'll be working for Microsoft. They're actually willing to pay me to write ray tracing software! I'll be working…
Stephen, I seem to have missed some messages on TGA, but from some replies, it sounds as though you're making a few changes in your (and Vivid's) life? If you've deliberately kept quiet here, don't let me pry, but I'm curious. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
If you're using ACAD release 12 then you really should look at AccuRender. It's a _fast_ ray tracer which works from within AutoCAD and produces great results. Right now you can get the beta release for only $95 from NcNeel and Associates at (206)545-7000. There is 1 Reply. Read action…
#POV vs. commercial
Message #26139
I am currently in the market for rendering software, and would like to give POV-Ray a try before sinking $500-$3000 into a commercial package. I work in an Autocad environment and would like to continue using Autocad as a modeller. I'm aware that there is a DXF-to-POV utility available. How…
I think my vision is going… I'm seeing too many C Young's in this thread! Read action !
Looked at the bicubic patch file you uploaded (the letter a)… intriguing idea, and it scales wonderfully. I imagine an alphabet of letters made of patches would render relatively slowly, but they sure look good. [esp] Read action !
>but I don't want to spend the 40 plus minutes and n dollars >(where n is a large positive number) to download it ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ giggle, snicker, gufaw. you got with that one Colin, but to answer your question, yes the files you need (and want I might add) are located…
I just like to cut corners, and if there is already a built-in scalable font technology in the operating system (free), why pay for an extension from a 3rd party to "retrofit" their scalable font technology into the Mac? 🙂 I'm mostly playing devil's advocate, since ATM only costs $7.50…
>>I was hoping there might be a smaller file available The files you want are packed in with a LOT of sample scene files. Trust me, you want the WHOLE package! There are alot of neat images in there, but more importantly, I think they are indespesable in the learning…
I don't have the file and I'm not sure who does. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
Looking for type feedback from a Mac-head who's only recently become a POV user? I'd say that preferring Type I is a good move – more widely accepted, a lot of very high quality fonts, and more of a standard than TrueType will ever be, IMHO. Looking forward to seeing…
POV database editor
Message #21363
Does anybody know if there are any programs available to create the 3D databases for POV? Something with these features: * runs under Windows * allows views from any angle (not just plan views to the primary planes) * add lighting * specify surface features/textures * allow creation of "blocks"…
Any chance of getting the a copy of the Word file? I can never get ASCII files to print properly on my printer (the headers never seem to line up, the paper ends halfway through the page, etc.) and now that I have the complete POV-Ray program my computer always…
We appreciate the offer but we prefer to keep complete control of our files. Ironically that document began life as a Microsoft Word file and was converted to ASCII. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
No available yet. No scheduled release date. Read action !
The same issue might arrise in POV-Ray. If you do.. union { object {… texture {…}} object {… texture {…}} object {… texture {…}} object {… texture {…}} } it makes seperate copies of the texture for each object. If you do… union { object {…} object {…} object {…}…
I'm on my way to download POVSCN right now. Speaking of the docs, I'll probably be reformatting them in Microsoft Word format (with automatic indexes ant tables of contents) so I can shrink it and print it on fewer pages. If there is any interest I could upload them (I…
I was hoping there might be a smaller file available, but I guess not. Thanks for the help. Colin P.S. There was never any doubt that it would be worth it. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
#POV Includes
Message #21326
Colin, As Robert mentioned, you'll need (and want) the POVSCN.ZIP file for the standard include files, but also as a learning source. You'll learn more by perusing the sample files than you will by memorizing the docs. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
Type 1's are both available on Mac and DOS, Eduard, be it under different filesystems, but they are both there! And Type 1 is a "semi-published" format, the so-called "black" book can be obtained from Adobe Systems Inc, if you're a registered developer with them. Since I am one of…
Colin, you need both of those files. If you feel you cannot afford the connect charges to downlosd them off Compuserve, I can only suggest logging on to You Can Call Me Ray BBS out of Chicago in the wee hours (cheaper) of the morning and downloading them there. It…
#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…
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 !
Good one Sam! I also prefer mountain bikes and there's a soft spot in me for White_Marble too! -Vic Read action !
Touche' Dan -Vic Read action !
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 !
>>…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 !
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 !
#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 !
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…
>>…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…
Thanks Richard, I shall follow this up with Lead Tech. Read action !
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…
>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…
>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…
>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…
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 !
Thanks, for the info. Darin W Dugger Read action !
Darin, PMJI… >> BTW do you have a phone number for PIXAR, I might try to get a flyer from them or something.
#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…
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…
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…
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 !
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 !
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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