POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Feature Request: Binary #write : Re: Feature Request: Binary #write Server Time
30 Jul 2024 16:17:01 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Feature Request: Binary #write  
From: Alain
Date: 20 Apr 2009 21:48:55
Message: <49ed2607$1@news.povray.org>
Woody nous illumina en ce 2009-04-19 13:53 -->
>> Anyone else who thinks this would be a neat idea?
> 
> I agree.
> 
> It's a bit frustrating that this otherwise excellent piece of software has a
> feature which depends on a particular file format, which is only used in said
> software, but cannot be created in said software.
> 
> Translation: Density File feature depends on the DF3 format, which is only used
> by POVRAY, but which cannot be created by POVRAY. Which forces the use of
> another program.
> 
> I think POVRAY purists (people who only use the POV program and not any
> modellers or esternal editors), such as myself, would have the greatest problem
> with this. However, I don't know of any "purists".
> 
> 
> 
> 
The current V3.7 beta 32 now does support writing DF3s.

-- 
Alain
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You know you've been raytracing too long when you look at real clouds and 
criticise their media and radiosity settings.
Tom Melly


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