Nieminen Juha wrote:
>   Couldn't these macros be used with the PCM format?
>   You could convert an ordinary mesh to PCM format with the triangle
> compressor program, then read it to arrays with Colefax's PCM macro and
> then use these macros.
>   Have you considered asking Colefax if you two could work together in
> a "superset" of mesh handling macros?

and Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> replied:
>   I had similar thoughts when I read John's reply. It would be highly
> advantagous if you could use his tools with existing mesh files instead
> of only those you can generate yourself. For example many low polygon
> count models are available for free on the net but are of poor quality
> because of the low polygon count. The perfect solution of course if
> subdivision of the existing triangles to help smooth curves and moderate
> the number of seemingly flat faces. Sounds like a good suggestion to me.

For what it's worth, I can only add my support to such an idea: indeed, Warp
(Juha/Mika/whatever?!) and I had planned the PCM format to be expandable (as
the addition of bicubic patches shows).  Subdivision surfaces really
shouldn't be too difficult to implement with the PCM format (haven't we
heard that one before!), and although I haven't tried John's file as yet I
am, of course, happy to look into it....

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