Nathan Kopp wrote in message <3582764D.9CB05720@ltu.edu>...
>OK.  Being able to read a binary format might also be good, but I don't
think that
>introducing ANOTHER 3D format would be such a good idea.  Maybe if we could
get
>POV to read DXF... but then there are copyright issues to deal with.


Copyright? There are lot's of programs out there that can read/write DXF
(including Thomas' 3DWin). I don't suppose they all asked Autodesk for
permission. As I see it DXF is a open format.

Anyway. Standard DXF is ASCII too. DXF-files with meshes are even larger
than POV-files with meshes.

Johannes.

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