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From: Philip Cowley
Subject: POV -> POB
Date: 16 Feb 1999 06:26:31
Message: <36c955e7.0@news.povray.org>
How do I convert a POV file to POB format... I have a couple of REALLY nice
POV/INC (Version 3.02) files that I would really like to use in Moray... I
know that Moray will import POB files...

Crossroads and 3DWin will only read POV 2.2 files NOT POV3.X version...

Rarius


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From: Johannes Hubert
Subject: Re: POV -> POB
Date: 16 Feb 1999 11:15:39
Message: <36c999ab.0@news.povray.org>
Read the following chapter in the VFAQ and despair:

http://www.students.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ.html#converting

;-)

Greetings,
Johannes

Philip Cowley wrote in message <36c955e7.0@news.povray.org>...
>How do I convert a POV file to POB format... I have a couple of REALLY nice
>POV/INC (Version 3.02) files that I would really like to use in Moray... I
>know that Moray will import POB files...
>
>Crossroads and 3DWin will only read POV 2.2 files NOT POV3.X version...
>
>Rarius
>
>
>
>


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From: Philip Cowley
Subject: Re: POV -> POB
Date: 17 Feb 1999 05:32:48
Message: <36ca9ad0.0@news.povray.org>
>>How do I convert a POV file to POB format... I have a couple of REALLY
nice
>>POV/INC (Version 3.02) files that I would really like to use in Moray... I
>>know that Moray will import POB files...
>>
>>Crossroads and 3DWin will only read POV 2.2 files NOT POV3.X version...
>
>Read the following chapter in the VFAQ and despair:
>
>http://www.students.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ.html#converting


Been there, done that, rendered the Tshirt...

I think the only way is to hand recode the scene files to POV 2.2 level,
convert to MDL and then readd the bits I have to remove...

Rarius


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From: Johannes Hubert
Subject: Re: POV -> POB
Date: 17 Feb 1999 06:26:23
Message: <36caa75f.0@news.povray.org>
Or you go the UDO way...

If your INCs are well defined objects, that is what I would do.

Johannes.

Philip Cowley wrote in message <36ca9ad0.0@news.povray.org>...
>>>How do I convert a POV file to POB format... I have a couple of REALLY
>nice
>>>POV/INC (Version 3.02) files that I would really like to use in Moray...
I
>>>know that Moray will import POB files...
>>>
>>>Crossroads and 3DWin will only read POV 2.2 files NOT POV3.X version...
>>
>>Read the following chapter in the VFAQ and despair:
>>
>>http://www.students.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ.html#converting
>
>
>Been there, done that, rendered the Tshirt...
>
>I think the only way is to hand recode the scene files to POV 2.2 level,
>convert to MDL and then readd the bits I have to remove...
>
>Rarius
>
>


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From: Alex Magidow
Subject: Re: POV -> POB
Date: 17 Feb 1999 18:56:15
Message: <36CB56CF.E33C3335@mninter.net>
Is there some kind of program that would automatically generate UDO files from
INC files? If there is, I will pay many a kings randsom...

Johannes Hubert wrote:

> Or you go the UDO way...
>
> If your INCs are well defined objects, that is what I would do.
>
> Johannes.
>
> Philip Cowley wrote in message <36ca9ad0.0@news.povray.org>...
> >>>How do I convert a POV file to POB format... I have a couple of REALLY
> >nice
> >>>POV/INC (Version 3.02) files that I would really like to use in Moray...
> I
> >>>know that Moray will import POB files...
> >>>
> >>>Crossroads and 3DWin will only read POV 2.2 files NOT POV3.X version...
> >>
> >>Read the following chapter in the VFAQ and despair:
> >>
> >>http://www.students.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ.html#converting
> >
> >
> >Been there, done that, rendered the Tshirt...
> >
> >I think the only way is to hand recode the scene files to POV 2.2 level,
> >convert to MDL and then readd the bits I have to remove...
> >
> >Rarius
> >
> >



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From: Nathan Kopp
Subject: Re: POV -> POB
Date: 17 Feb 1999 23:02:38
Message: <36CB910B.AE65B44F@Kopp.com>
Go to Thomas Baier's POB SDK web page:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/thbaier/pob_sdk.htm

-Nathan

Philip Cowley wrote:
> 
> How do I convert a POV file to POB format... I have a couple of REALLY nice
> POV/INC (Version 3.02) files that I would really like to use in Moray... I
> know that Moray will import POB files...
> 
> Crossroads and 3DWin will only read POV 2.2 files NOT POV3.X version...
> 
> Rarius


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From: Philip Cowley
Subject: Re: POV -> POB
Date: 18 Feb 1999 05:13:57
Message: <36cbe7e5.0@news.povray.org>
>> How do I convert a POV file to POB format... I have a couple of REALLY
nice
>> POV/INC (Version 3.02) files that I would really like to use in Moray...
I
>> know that Moray will import POB files...


I have finally managed to convert the object... by doing the following...

1) Manually editing the files to conform to POV2.2 syntax in the following
way...
1.1) Remove all #while loops
1.2) Add commas in primitives
1.3) Expand some maths expressions (POV2.2 doesnt like "6.4-.5" )
2) Convert POV files to MDL files using POV2MDL.EXE
3) Rebuild parts of model lost in step 1

Time spent... 3 hours
Original modelling time... 2 weeks

So far I have most of my original model... I have a lot of work still to do
to get things like the textures to work properly, but so far so good...

Rarius


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