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28 Jun 2024 20:57:19 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Rendering 3D mesh  
From: Jaime Vives Piqueres
Date: 20 Oct 2012 03:09:25
Message: <50824e25@news.povray.org>
On 20/10/12 07:10, Vincent wrote:
 > The original model has been created using Finite Element method in
 > ANSYS.  It's a relatively complicated model. I have been given a file
 > of it in STL format, which  by using stl2pov I converted it to  inc
 > format. It's a huge file (312 Mb) including over 14E6 triangles!!I
 > exported this inc file in povray. I need to simulate the light
 > reflection properties of the model has been given to me. Really need
 > help!!

   Perhaps something went wrong with stl2pov and such huge mesh... you
may want to try other paths. For example, load the STL into Blender,
export it as 3DS or OBJ and then use Poseray to convert it to POV mesh2.

-- 
Jaime


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