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  Re: Vector graphics program exporting to PoV-Ray?  
From: Richard Dybiec
Date: 21 Aug 2003 12:25:57
Message: <3F44F141.7AC54D56@richarddybiec.com>
Hi, "CYCAS" is a CAD progran tha exports to POV (the "public" version is
free, I think)  Also, Rhino3d (3d modeler, not free) will export nurbs
data as povray meshes.

rd


> 
> High!
> 
> I'm looking for a vector graphics program (for Windows or Linux) which
> is able to export polygons and curves,
> especially Bezier curves, as splines to PoV-Ray. The program should also
> support import of bitmap graphics, so that I
> would be able to manually draw a bezier curve based on a scanned image.
> 
> The underlying problem is that I want to raytrace some Arabic and
> Chinese calligraphies made by a friend and, up to
> now, found heightfields made out of the (slighly blurred for smooth
> edges)  scanned originals quite dissatisfactory, they
> look to "pixely"...
> 
> See you in Khyberspace -
> http://home.arcor.de/yadgar/khyberspace/index-e.html
> Afghanistan Chronicle: http://home.arcor.de/yadgar/index-e.htm
> Home-made electronic music: http://home.arcor.de/yadgar/music/
> 
> Yadgar


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