The link to Crossroads is http://www.europa.com/~keithr/crossroads/

Bryan

Timothy A. Grubb wrote in message <34B2EF77.DEB6D04A@neta.com>...
>You need a converter called Crossroads, But I dont remember the URL.
Someone here
>will know it though.
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>Jesse Tetrault wrote:
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>> Greetings,
>>
>>         I'm a 3D artist who is currently working with a piece of Software
>> called Pixel3D.  Pixel3D is not the best 3D software, but it's not SO
>> bad...  Recently I have started to find some of the very excellent
>> images that people have created using POVray and I decided to
>> investigate POVray as a alternative.
>>
>>         However there is a problem (isn't there always?).  I'm used to
handling
>> 3D meshes in a windows enviroment.  I have a large library of 3D objects
>> in .3ds and .lwo formats.  I want to keep these objects.  I also want to
>> be able to render them in POVray.
>>
>>         As a final problem I don't have a lot of time on my hands these
days to
>> try and learn a new package (such as POVray) from scratch. Sooo...
>>
>>         Before I start running around and Downloading piles of software I
don't
>> know how to use I have some questions I was hoping I could get answered.
>>
>>         1) Is it possible to convert .3ds or .lwo (or any other format)
meshes
>> to something usable by POVray AND keep the surface colors and general
>> attributes?
>>
>>         2) Is there a windows type POVray interface that would allow me
to
>> manipulate my objects and lay them out visually?
>>
>>         3) Is there anyway I can make the transition from Pixel3D to
POVray
>> painless?
>>
>>         Thanks for the help.  If you can answer any or all of these
questions,
>> or want to ask ME some questions please do so BY EMAIL.
>>
>>         Thanks again!
>>
>>         -Jesse
>>
>> NOTE - To send me Email back please remove the SPAMFREE from my Email
>> address!  Thanks!
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