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#POVCAD?

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#86193From: Mark LaMonteJul 12, 1994 8:10 AM
A while back I read someone talking about a shareware cad-like program for Windows that exported DXF's (blob shapes especially) that could be used in Imagine 3.0. Forgive my CI$ illiteracy, but I can't find any Windows apps that look like they fit the bill. I looked in the Graphics Developer Forum, but didn't know where else to try. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance. mark
#86195From: Bill RaymondJul 12, 1994 9:38 AM
Actually their are quite a few nice programs like the ones you mentioned. Are you simply looking for conversion software to get to a DXF file format or are you looking for BLOB / POV CAD software? I have seen all of these types of programs on the graphics developers forum. If you give me a more detailed description of what you're looking for, I'll check out my recent downloads and see if I can help you out at all. Bill Raymond Intec Controls
#86243From: Mark LaMonteJul 13, 1994 11:06 AM
Thanks! I'm kind of looking for both, actually. I'd like to take advantage of existing DXF objects in Imagine, and if I can easily make blobby shapes, that's great too. Thanks again. Mark
#86296From: Bill RaymondJul 14, 1994 7:38 AM
Ok, here's a list of files that you might be interested in, let me know what you think. (I've listed the latest version of the product date [to the best of my knowledge]). Midnight Modeller 1.0 MNM100.ZIP (7/1/94) Modelling package to create POVRay files. BLOB Sculptor 1.0 BLOBW.ZIP (6/6/94) Creates BLOBs and outputs to POVRay, PolyRay, Rayshade, DXF, RAW. WorldRender WRDDE.ZIP (5/9/94) Converts to/from many different formats with some simple editing tools as well. This is only a DEMO, but it's very inexpensive. I have not purchased it myself, but it looks really nice (Windows) and it looks like it can convert Imagine objects. DXFto3DS DXF3DW.ZIP Convert AutoCad .DXF files to 3D Studio files. DXFtoRAW DXFRAW.ZIP (9/15/93) Converts AutoCad .DXF to .RAW format. Hope this helps(?). To get all of these files, GO GRAPHDEV for the graphics developers forum on CompuServe. Bill Raymond Intec Controls