POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : Render menu all gray : Re: Render menu all gray Server Time
29 Jul 2024 12:18:12 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Render menu all gray  
From: Ruth W Craig
Date: 15 Jan 2006 17:15:01
Message: <web.43cac92429a31ad58c277e530@news.povray.org>
ok, thanks again for your help.  Will keep trying to put the file I want to
render and the accompanying .inc file somewhere, to see how to get POV-Ray
to work on MAC OSX.  Ruth

"Ruth.W.Craig" <Rut### [at] Dartmouthedu> wrote:
> Parse Warning: Check that the file is in a directory specifed with a +L
> switch or 'Library_Path='
> ..INI item. Standard include files are in the include directory or folder.
> Please read your
> documentation carefully.
>
> File untitled line 280
>
> I think I may be almost there.  I have a file called untitled that I want to
> Render.  THere is also an untitled.inc file.  I think my problem is that I
> do not know where to put these files - which folder to put them in.
> Thanks,Ruth
> "Ruth.W.Craig" <Rut### [at] Dartmouthedu> wrote:
> > Ok, the first problem now recurred.  I opened the ash.pov file, but the
> > Render is all grayed out.  The word Render itself is grayed out, so I
> > cannot use the Render. If you could help me, that would be much
> > appreciated.  Ruth
> > "Ruth.W.Craig" <Rut### [at] Dartmouthedu> wrote:
> > > D'accord, merci pour m'aider.  Je vais essayer le ash.pov.   R
> > >
> > > "Marc Jacquier" <jac### [at] wanadoofr> wrote:

> > > > news:web.43ca8e8629a31ad58c277e530@news.povray.org...
> > > > > Well, I had tried what was suggested in the previous response, but it
> > > > didn't
> > > > > work for me.  I got the Render menu to light up (black) by another means.
> > > > > Now I still have a problem that I am hoping someone can help me with.  I
> > > > > tried to render ash.map Image one of the scenes that comes with the
> > > > > program.  Everything seemed to be going along, it rendered for nearly
> > > > > 3hours, however, all that it rendered was a black square.  In other words,
> > > > > All I can see is a black square.  The messages window seems to indicate
> > > > > that everything went well.  But all I got was a black square.  Thanks if
> > > > > you have any advice for me.  Ruth
> > > > >
> > > > Ash.map is not a pov scene, it is not supposed to be rendered alone, it has
> > > > neither object nor camera nor light_source.
> > > > It is an include file, an auxiliary file supposed to be used by a pov scene
> > > > file. (ash.pov for example)
> > > >
> > > > Marc


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