You'd have to use the #write commands.
What you do, is open a file with
#fopen Output "filename.ext" write

"Output" is then a variable the #write commands
use to identify into which file to write:
#write (Output, Blabla)
Blabla is then a string with whatever you like. If
you have to put a vector or float/boolean in a
string, do it like this:
#write (Output, "Example-Vector:",Vector,"\n")

the \n is a *return*, so the file will write in the
next line. For a sphere, where Sphere_Center
and Sphere_Radius are the parameters for the
sphere:

#write (Output, "sphere{",Sphere_Center,",",Sphere_Radius,"}\n")

Problem with textures is, that you'd either have to write
them by hand into the #write command, or you'd have to
just place a variable instead, like
#write (Output, "sphere{0,1 texture{Predefined_Texture}}\n")
And somewhere before including the file in which this is
all is written, you do
#declare Predefined_Texture=texture{...}

You might want to use
#fclose Output
After the file is finished, though POV-Ray will Auto-Close
the open files once the end of the scene is reached. Then,
around the entire file-writing process, make a switch:
#if (frame_number=0)
 [Write the File]
#else
 #include "File.ext"
#end
If you're first frame is actually numbered 1, then use
#if (frame_number=1)

That's just about it. Just keep in mind that #write
only accepts strings, vectors and float (where boolean
is interpreted to 0 or 1).
The Docs should help getting the details right, e.g. you
can use
#fopen Output "filename.ext" append
to not overwrite a file once it is opened, but rather add
the lines after the already present data in that file.

That should get you started.
Regards,
Tim

-- 
Tim Nikias v2.0
Homepage: http://www.digitaltwilight.de/no_lights
Email: no_lights (@) digitaltwilight.de

>
> "Tim Nikias v2.0" <no_lights (@) digitaltwilight.de> wrote in message
> news:3f5e608e$1@news.povray.org...
> > Well, depends on what you actually do with
> > your objects. If they're done with a lot of
> > loops and macros, you might want to consider
> > writing the objects to HD and then just
> > load them for successive frames.
>
>
> Well, it is exactly like that, with a 1-parametric definition for
ellipsoids
> I get some sort of of tentacles (for the abstract chess pieces in my
> webpage). But, how can I save/load objects?  Is there any facility to do
it
> in POV? Sorry, if it is there in the documentation I managed to completely
> forget it.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> --

> http://www.telefonica.net/web/miguelgdz/index.html
>
>
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