"Matte" <Eil### [at] earthlinknet> wrote in message 
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> Hi All
> I was trying to begin using Povray to check it out.  But I can't even 
> figure
> out how to import a 3d Model into Povray to start playing around? I can
> only see some sort of Povray extentions I have never seen before in any of
> the programs I have used? Any advice?
> Thanks,
> Matte
>

Hi Matte,

It sounds from your question as though you think POV-Ray is a modeller, 
which it isn't. It's a ray tracing engine that takes text based scene 
definition files and renders them. So to take 3D objects modelled in a 
modeller you would convert them into POV-Ray format and include them in a 
scene file using a text editor (no concept of import involved). To write 
anything in POV-Ray you need to understand POV-Ray's Scene Definition 
Language to at least a basic level.

If you were looking for a modeller instead, there are plenty about.
There's a list at 
http://www.povray.org/resources/links/3D_Programs/Modelling_Programs/

Regards,
Chris B.

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