"einarabelc5" <ein### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Hello Folks:
>
> I am trying to use pov ray in unix as a renderer of architectural files
> created in 3d Studio Viz/3d Studio max.
>
> I've been looking for an exporter/format translator from .ase files (which
> 3ds MAx exports)  to the .pov format. I found this:
> http://www.tb-software.com/products.html
>
> It does work; I can render lights in POV ray using the .ase format from
> 3dsmax, then importing it in 3dwin and exporting to .pov to render finally
> in unix.
>
> The only thing is the render looks cartoonish, I mean like if it was using
> the cartoon shader, which I deactivated on 3dwin when doing the exporting
> to pov.
>
>
> Do you know of any converter/exporter that does the transformation form .ase
> to .pov effectively?
>
> I already tried Polytrans which exports directly to .pov but POV RAY doesn't
> process the results...
>
> Also used polytrans&3dwin to try combinations of formats, the most
> satisfactory so far is the .ase which DOES NOT require polytrans only
> default 3ds max capabilities.
>
> P.S. If it works in UNIX/linux that would be a significant plus
>
> Many thanks in advance. (y)
>
> P.S.S Feel free to email me and I'll send a render of the cartoonish image
> in comparison with the same scene rendered with NVIDIA GELATO....which is
> kind of opaque.
Here is the link to the renders in Gelato Forums...

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=19820

So how do I post the .ase file?

I could just zip it and I think that'll do it. But where do I post it? This
newsgroup doesn't offer the chance to do attachments. I guess i'll need an
email for that. And there's no Private messaging neither....

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