Jon S. Berndt wrote:
> 
> serket wrote:
> >
> > Joshua Boyd wrote:
> > >
> > > Jon S. Berndt wrote:
> > > >
> > > > George Hunt wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On 10 Nov 97 20:31:20 GMT, "Jon Berndt" <jsb### [at] hal-pcorg> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >Is anyone aware of a program (or extension ??) which takes a
> > .dxf
> > > > > file
> > > > > >(e.g. AutoCAD files, or 3D Home Designer-exports - in my case)
> > and
> > > > > converts
> > > > > >it to a POV file? Surely there must be one. If not, would
> > anyone
> > .
> > .
> > There is a program I've used before called Realize.  This is the
> > description in the documentation:
> >
> >    " REALIZE is a full-featured, one-step dxf file to POV ver 2.0
> > converter.
> >
> >     For  those not  familiar  with POV  -  POV is one of the best (if
> > not the best) ray-tracers available. POV's incredibly rich decription
> > language allows truly photo-realistic renderings.  If you have a 3D or
> > even a 2D drawing in dxf format that you would like to present in an
> > impressive sort of way or perhaps you just like to visualize the
> > finished product, REALIZE will convert it to POV format which can then
> > be rendered in the most realistic method - ray-tracing.
> > .
> > .
> >     For those not familiar with the .dxf file format - dxf (Drawing
> > interchange file format) is a nearly universal format to convey
> > drawing
> > information. Most notable systems are AutoCad, AutoCad Lite, Cadkey,
> > etc.
> >
> >     Even if you don't own any of these powerful CAD packages, you can
> > still use REALIZE as long as your drawing package can produce a line
> > in
> > .dxf format. REALIZE can extrude your 2D lines and/or "fatten" it to
> > produce POV description language code for realistic 3D images (see
> > demoplan.rdr)."
> >
> > I don't remember where I downloaded it, but if you need it I could zip
> > it and email it to you.
> >
> > serket
> 
> I would appreciate that. I tried to email you but your address was
> invalid for some reason.
> 
> I will try and search for it, too.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jon


Rhino will do it, http://www.rhino3d.com

Grey

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