This is my first Poser model rendered by POVray and I can't seem to get rid
of the seams that show around the neck and limbs.  In Poser, I exported the
model to obj format and converted the obj using PoseRay to POVray format.
The PoseRay documentation tells about "cleanup geometry" when loading a
Poser scene and also tells about "weld vertices" before smoothing.  My
smooth options are "keep mesh creases" and "smooth mesh edges".  The result
is the attached image.  See the white lines around the neck and limbs?  Is
there a way to get rid of these?

Thanks!

-Allan

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"Allan" <all### [at] WholeCheesecom> schreef in bericht 
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> This is my first Poser model rendered by POVray and I can't seem to get 
> rid
> of the seams that show around the neck and limbs.  In Poser, I exported 
> the
> model to obj format and converted the obj using PoseRay to POVray format.
> The PoseRay documentation tells about "cleanup geometry" when loading a
> Poser scene and also tells about "weld vertices" before smoothing.  My
> smooth options are "keep mesh creases" and "smooth mesh edges".  The 
> result
> is the attached image.  See the white lines around the neck and limbs?  Is
> there a way to get rid of these?
>

Hmm... I have to think about this. I have seen something similar sometimes 
when using the face room, but that is obviously not the case here :-)
Is this a regular Poser figure? I ask because it can be a problem with the 
figure. Some of the animal figures are too low resolution. How does it 
render in Poser itself?

Thomas

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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
>
> Hmm... I have to think about this. I have seen something similar sometimes
> when using the face room, but that is obviously not the case here :-)
> Is this a regular Poser figure? I ask because it can be a problem with the
> figure. Some of the animal figures are too low resolution. How does it
> render in Poser itself?
>
> Thomas

Sorry, it is the DAZ polar bear model which was positioned in Poser 7.  It
looked OK in Poser, meaning it did not have the white seams.  It looks 100
time better in POVray except for the seams.  Note the seams appear to be
where the various parts meet.  All work was done on a MacPro running
PoseRay under Parallels.

Thanks!

-Allan

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Allan wrote:
> This is my first Poser model rendered by POVray and I can't seem to get rid
> of the seams that show around the neck and limbs.  In Poser, I exported the
> model to obj format and converted the obj using PoseRay to POVray format.
> The PoseRay documentation tells about "cleanup geometry" when loading a
> Poser scene and also tells about "weld vertices" before smoothing.  My
> smooth options are "keep mesh creases" and "smooth mesh edges".  The result
> is the attached image.  See the white lines around the neck and limbs?  Is
> there a way to get rid of these?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Allan
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
Allan,

Are you resizing the maps at export time? Looks like the maps were 
scaled down too much and their white edges are starting to show.

Also for organic meshes as this one I would recommend un-checking keep 
mesh creases. Does the bear look smooth if all the maps are removed?

FlyerX

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FlyerX <fly### [at] yahoocom> wrote:

> Are you resizing the maps at export time? Looks like the maps were
> scaled down too much and their white edges are starting to show.

Good question.  Not specifically that I know of, I am still getting the hang
of Poser and PoseRay and all the various settings needed to move a model
into POV format.  I will recheck it tonight to make sure that there isn't
some default setting that is resizing the maps.

> Also for organic meshes as this one I would recommend un-checking keep
> mesh creases. Does the bear look smooth if all the maps are removed?

I have not tried that variation but will tonight.  This day job of mine sure
gets in the way of more important matters!  :-)

Thanks!

-Allan

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