In article <MPG.1d096ce859549e13989d72@news.povray.org>,
 Patrick Elliott <sha### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> In article <gullevek-BFAE70.10023902062005@news.povray.org>, 
> gul### [at] gullevekorg says...
> > In article <1gxft09.1n2d05f18jpulyN%yvo.s@gmx.net>,
> >  yvo### [at] gmxnet (Yvo Smellenbergh) wrote:
> > 
> > > Schwaighofer Clemens <gul### [at] gullevekorg> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > has anyboday already tried to run Povray 3.6 in Tiger? I tried to start
> > > > it, but nothing happens at all.
> > > No problem running 3.6 Build 0197 on tiger 10.4.1.
> > > Always useful to try is to trash the preferences and try again. If it
> > > doesn't work either, you can always move the old preferences back.
> > 
> > hmm, I did a fresh install, double clicked on the POV-Ray Icon but it 
> > just loaded the script editor, so I changed it to use the Application 
> > Loader, but when I double click it, nothing happens.
> > 
> I think you are confused. POVRay is not a modeller. It has a script 
> editing portion and a render engine that takes the script, parses it and 
> generates an image from it. The only graphical modelling interfaces, 
> which is what 'most' 3D apps have, are third party applications. I have 
> no idea which one is the best for the MAC though.

I know, I know. My issues is, that I have no idea how to start rendering 
something on Mac. Should I just drop a pov-ray text file on the app?

There is no "first steps for mac" readme.

So, can someone point me out how to use POV-ray in Mac?

lg, clemens

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