POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.utilities : For those using AutoCAD : Re: For those using AutoCAD Server Time
8 Jul 2024 07:55:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: For those using AutoCAD  
From: Ken
Date: 25 Jul 1999 18:26:47
Message: <379B8E95.6B62FE2C@pacbell.net>
cadman wrote:
> 
> I'm nearly finished (semi-)debugging a utility I wrote for myself, since I
> like to use AutoCAD R14 to model.  Everybody's problem, however, is that
> there are no DXF converters that will convert AutoCAD solid primitives.  I
> have worked around that problem (not solved it) by using an AutoLISP file in
> conjuction with my converter.
> 
> Features:
> 1)    Toolbar & menu to use in AutoCAD
> 2)    Full support for all primitives (CSG) with LISP file
> 3)    Support for 3DFaces
> 4)    Creates camera, sky vector and look_at paths or points
> 5)    Support for lights
> 6)    Support for blocks:  each block is written to an .inc file and
> included in the final
> 7)    Creates a texture .inc file based on layer settings
> 
> If anyone would be interested, please let me know, otherwise I will not
> bother making it even a little bit use friendly.

I am interested and I believe Marc Schimmler will be as well. I don't know
how many other Acad 14 users there are out there but there at least two of
us.

-- 
Ken Tyler
  
mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/links.htm


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