Ryan,

Why not change the pov files to inc files, then make a UDO file for each of
your inc files.  The UDO file is very simple to create.  I have several inc
files that I use in this manner.  I use them for parallel-ray spotlights and
many architectual objects that I use often.

ryan constantine wrote:

> here's the situation, i'm creating a complex model (over 200 primitives
> so far) and i would like to save the individual parts as .inc files
> instead of .pov files.  of course, i have already been saving those
> parts as objects instead of scenes within moray, but how can i get moray
> to #include a previously saved object instead of adding it to the
> scene?  does merge object automatically add it to the scene?  is there
> another way to add an object to a scene?  if it's in the docs, point the
> way.
>
> the main reason i want to have the .inc files is for distribution.  some
> of the parts are so complex that nobody will want to mess with them
> anyway and putting them in the main scene file gets really messy!  plus,
> i only named major components so everything minor is cylinder136,
> cube078 etc.
>
> also, is there a way to take advantage of povray's programming elements
> within moray or will i have to do that by hand after model creation?
> thanks,
> ryan constantine

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