RJay Hansen wrote...

> Example Applescript from the official Mac distribution--
> 
> -- Simple example of using POV-Ray's hidden batch-scripting feature
> -- Using the Finder "print" AppleScript
> --

Ahhh, I found the example applescript. I took the application out of that
folder when I first got POV and havnt looked in there till now.

The only applescript info I could find in the MacOS Read Me that came with
3.1g.r2 is:

The Good News... Ideas after version 3.1
-Full AppleScript support, change rendering options & start/stop rendering
(I have added the beginnings of this into the source code.) Can't wait for
3.2, but I wish what was added was documented.

But I see what you and David are talking about with the print command. I can
select a POV file and choose File:Print from the finder and it auto renders.
But then it closes the file. I'll see if the Pause_When_Done switch can fix
this.

I've only scripted a couple, simple things before, so I'm still working on a
few parts to get this working with my program.

Thanks....    laz

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David wrote...

> Yes, I think that 'print' will render a file. Just look at the "POV Batch
> Render Example" script that comes with POV-Ray.

Yes, I've been slowly figuring out the applescript.

> May I ask what this program is? Is it publicly avalible?

When I finish I'll make the program public. I need to add a few things and
make it look nicer. But its first generation. When I make a program it
usually goes in cycles where I build my idea, then as I use it I discover
new ways it can be used, so I make another program. The current version has
been usable for about 5 days now and already I've found several new ideas I
want to add. Its not as easy to make symmetrical patterns as the 2D program,
but there's some techniques I may automate into it.

Have you seen those movies of spheres placed along a 3D genetic generated
curve? I think someone from MIT made them and I've seen it on PBS. My
program doesnt do that, but its sorta similar. There's no genetic
algorithms, but you create a curve and then its rendered in POV with spheres
along the curve. So its more of the mirror balls in a raytracer, but if I
can make it easier to keep symmetry it'll be fun.

-laz

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