I also have a early modelor/raytracer that uses the MDL extension: 3D
Design Plus 2.0 circa 1992. Maybe this is related to Raymonds 3D Plus.


stefan wrote:
> 
> TurboCad also uses the .MDL extension for its 3D files. It is
> different from the Moray format.
> 
> Stefan (USA)
> 
> On Sun, 10 Jan 1999 08:13:03 -0800, Raymond Tracing <Ray### [at] tracingorg>
> wrote:
> 
> >Johannes Hubert wrote:
> >
> >> Hassoun wrote in message <3698C656.1A26F8D1@sympatico.ca>...
> >> [snip]
> >> >
> >> >it was developed by the university of virginia, then by carnegie mellon
> >> >university. it uses the .MDL format, hence my question.
> >>
> >> I think you need to distinguish between between "the" MDL *format* (which
> >> probably doesn't exist anyway) and the file extension "MDL".
> >> Moray uses (AFAIK) its own file-format, which happens to use the "MDL" file
> >> extension.
> >> Alice seems to use the same file extension for their format, but the two
> >> formats have probably nothing in common.
> >>
> >> Greetings,
> >> Johannes.
> >
> >  I have a commercial 3D rendering and modeling program called 3DPlus
> >that also uses the .mdl extention. It is not in anyway compatible with Moray.
> >It seems to be popular.
> >
> >Raymond

-- 
 omniVERSE: beyond the universe
  http://members.aol.com/inversez/POVring.htm
=Bob

Post a reply to this message