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> What do you mean by "an export selection checkbox"?
...
See picture in moray.binaries

This was from a box object, the insertcode plugin also has this as a
separate checkbox.

Stephen

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Stephen,
I looked at the Moray docs and they said:

"This checkbox specifies whether this object will be exported."

What does checking or not checking the box "actually" do?

Neil

"StephenS" <sshonfield(at)ottawa(dot)net> wrote in message
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> ...
> > What do you mean by "an export selection checkbox"?
> ...
> See picture in moray.binaries
>
> This was from a box object, the insertcode plugin also has this as a
> separate checkbox.
>
> Stephen
>
>

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> I looked at the Moray docs and they said:
>
> "This checkbox specifies whether this object will be exported."
>
> What does checking or not checking the box "actually" do?
>
> Neil
What happens in code I have no idea.

The result is:
   checked, scene renders with the object
   unchecked, Moray does not include any information from your plugin in the
resulting (.pov) file. All information is still saved with the (.mdl) file.

Currently using your plugin, if I want to 'not' see the include as part of
the rendered image: I need to delete the plugin, or leave the filename
blank.

When I work on a scene, it is common for me to turn off/on (export/not
export) different objects to see what effect they have on the rendered
picture. Some objects increase the render time many times, so unless I'm
specifically working on that part of the scene, I will turn them off (not
export).

I do not want to recreate the plugin or look for the include filename very
time I test parts of the scene.

Hopes this helps.

Stephen

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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:31:20 -0600, "Neil Kolban" <kol### [at] kolbancom>
wrote:

>You betcha.  Born and raised in Govan, Glasgae.

Me too, I lived in Orkney Street for years. My wife, unfortunately, is
from Partic :-)


>Now livin large in Fort Worth Texas :-)

Anything to do with the oil industries? I've been in London for about
twenty years.


Regards
        Stephen

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Hmm...got and installed it, but don't really see much advantage over 
Moray's internal Scene:Settings>Includes setting...an 'edit file' button 
would be handy, to save some time fumbling around opening the include to 
work on it if it's not already open...

-- 
Tim Cook
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-empyrean

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Tim,
The primary benefit of POVInclude is the ability to visually see the
bounding box of the included object.  If Moray can do this then I missed the
boat entirely.

I would love to add an edit file button but don't want to open in a "simple
editor".  I will look into how I can open in POVRay itself.   If I can do
that and have POVRay editor edit the file, that will be perfect.

Neil

"Tim Cook" <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote in message
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> Hmm...got and installed it, but don't really see much advantage over
> Moray's internal Scene:Settings>Includes setting...an 'edit file' button
> would be handy, to save some time fumbling around opening the include to
> work on it if it's not already open...
>
> -- 
> Tim Cook
> http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-empyrean
>
> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> Version: 3.12
> GFA dpu- s: a?-- C++(++++) U P? L E--- W++(+++)>$
> N++ o? K- w(+) O? M-(--) V? PS+(+++) PE(--) Y(--)
> PGP-(--) t* 5++>+++++ X+ R* tv+ b++(+++) DI
> D++(---) G(++) e*>++ h+ !r--- !y--
> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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Stephen,
I have released Version 1.1.3 which now includes the "Export" checkbox.
Thanks for explaining what you wanted.  Now I fully understand.  Let me know
if this is what you needed.

Neil

http://www.kolban.com/3d/POVInclude.htm

"StephenS" <sshonfield(at)ottawa(dot)net> wrote in message
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> > I looked at the Moray docs and they said:
> >
> > "This checkbox specifies whether this object will be exported."
> >
> > What does checking or not checking the box "actually" do?
> >
> > Neil
> What happens in code I have no idea.
>
> The result is:
>    checked, scene renders with the object
>    unchecked, Moray does not include any information from your plugin in
the
> resulting (.pov) file. All information is still saved with the (.mdl)
file.
>
> Currently using your plugin, if I want to 'not' see the include as part of
> the rendered image: I need to delete the plugin, or leave the filename
> blank.
>
> When I work on a scene, it is common for me to turn off/on (export/not
> export) different objects to see what effect they have on the rendered
> picture. Some objects increase the render time many times, so unless I'm
> specifically working on that part of the scene, I will turn them off (not
> export).
>
> I do not want to recreate the plugin or look for the include filename very
> time I test parts of the scene.
>
> Hopes this helps.
>
> Stephen
>
>

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Ah! Sptephen explained it all!

Thomas

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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlnet> schreef in bericht
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> Ah! Sptephen explained it all!
>
Sorry... Sptephen should be Stephen of course...

Thomas

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Neil,
There is one feature we forgot about: the possibility to put the wireframe
object into a layer, like the other Moray objects. That would be interesting
I think during testing of scenes, as it enables you to make the objects
visible or not on the screen and give it its own distinguishing colour.

Thomas

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