Jim Charter wrote:
> That is my most wished for thing in Wings.

   Yes, it would be a crucial addition, at least for integration with 
POV-Ray. It would permit to do many things with the models, not only 
animation.

> I hack it the following way:
> Make the edgeloop into a narrow band of polys.
> Assign separate texture names to each one of the polys in desired sequence.
> Highlight and export the polys to .obj format
> Parse the .obj file externally ( I use Python )
> In the program derive the center points and center normal for each poly
> Write them to POV arrays in the sequence determined by their associated 
> materials.
> Use as .inc to your SDL

   Wow... you really needed it, isn't? :) In my case I've finished 
faster by coding some strategic points by hand, as the circuit has many 
straight parts, and the curves are clean. But many thanks for the tip, I 
saved the message for a future need.

--
Jaime

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