POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : DemtoPov... : Re: DemtoPov... Server Time
7 Aug 2024 23:15:19 EDT (-0400)
  Re: DemtoPov...  
From: Al Canada
Date: 24 Apr 2001 14:54:47
Message: <3AE5CBE7.EC2D6C7E@sympatico.ca>


> Al_Canada wrote:
> >
> >     Alex,  from Quebec,  Canada.
> >
> > ....  I thought it was the good forum to ask my question.
> > I downloaded DEM datas and learned I had to use
> > Dem_to_Pov in order to be able use it into Pov;  So,
> > I downloaded the freeware,  but I would like to know
> > if I will be able to use the tga. file into PovWin  (the window versi
on)
> >
> > I don't understand DOS anymore (but could do a little...),
> > so is there another way of converting Dem datas into Pov for window ?
!
> >
> > Thanx,            Alex Pilote
> >
>
> I don't know about the Dem_to_Pov program you mentioned, but you can
> surely use a tga file as a heightfield/image_map in every version of
> Povray.
>
> Conversion depends on what format you have the DEM in.  There are some
> programs capable of importing and exporting a lot of different DEM file

> formats, you might want to check the Povray links page:
>
> http://www.povray.org/links/3D_Programs/Height_Field_Modelling_Programs
_and_Utilities/
>
> Christoph

Thank you all;  (in fact,  the software I was talking about is called
DEM2POV...)  But I looked on the povray.org,  and I think there
are some easier conversion programs to work with... I mean easier
than DEM2POV.
I wll try it.

                          Alex

>
>
> --
> Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
> IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other
> things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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