Thanks once more for your reply Ken.
I understand that what I ask for is basicaly a new application.
I also understand that is a very dificult task requering a lot of effort.
But I do understand that an utility like 3Dto3d is a very difficult
programming task also. I really admire Thomas Beier for his patience and
programming abilities.
Anyway my first request was more an undercover question, a secret "desire"
than a real request.
I now understand. This kind of conversion is not possible at least for the
time being.
Thanks again fot the time you took to reply to me.
Margaritis Paktitis

>
> I am not arguing that for some people working in a modelling program
>is easier. I also agree for such people that it would be nice if their
>modelling program of choice had the ability to import .pov files. A lot
>can also be said of a person who is willing to learn how to code in a
>text editor to produce the kind of scene they imagine in their head.
>I can assure you that you will learn a lot more about POV-Ray if you
>do spend some scene development time in Pov's text language only.
>
> What you do not understand though is the complexity of the conversion
>process. In order for Moray to be able to read .pov files you would
>essentially have to build a Pov language parser into Moray that is
>equal to the language parser already available *AS* POV-Ray. I have
>talked with the author or Moray and he is not happy with the idea of
>adding that much overhead to the program plus the complex programming
>task involved. It just is not as simple as you would think or it would
>have been done already.
>
> To make it as a stand alone conversion program still has the problems
>associated with writing a program what will parse the Pov language
>and then convert it into a format that Moray would recognize. Again
>it is not a weekend project that just anyone could do. It would take
>someone with as much experience as the programmers of POV-Ray to write
>such a parser and there are few of those around that have time on
>their hands for this type of work. In fact if someone actually did
>write such a program they would likely want to be paid for it instead
>of offering it for free like many of the other Pov related utilities
>are.
>
> Again I am not against the idea but I do realize just how difficult
>it would be to do and how much time it would probably take to program
>such a utility.
>
>--
>Ken Tyler
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