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28 Jul 2024 10:27:28 EDT (-0400)
  Re: run povray from matlab  
From: shimon a10
Date: 13 Feb 2006 03:15:00
Message: <web.43f03ee73493ed528f0d338e0@news.povray.org>
Florian Brucker <tor### [at] torfboldcom> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > 1. I'm a new user and I need examples to understand you, if you do'nt mind.
> That's no problem at all. Keep in mind, though, that this newsgroup is
> for advanced questions. I saw you tried povray.newusers first, so you
> know about that. For a question like yours, povray.general would've been
> the best group. But here we go :)
>
>
> > 2. first i'm using ver pov3.6 for windows, and i have xp windows version.
> Okay. This version of POV-Ray will *always* open the POV-Ray window, and
> you have no option to change that. But you can use another version of
> POV-Ray, an unofficial compile called MegaPOV, which can be run from the
> command line without opening a window (MegaPOV allows you to do the same
> things as normal POV-Ray but has some extra patches for experimental
> features added). You can get MegaPOV from http://megapov.inetart.net.
> Download and install it.
>
>
> > 3. second, i want to run pov lot's of time from matlab, and every time the
> >    same pov file but with new values (which given from malab function) other
> >    the last time, without open the pov window.
> You'll have to find a way to pass your values to the POV scene file, if
> they are different all the time. Or do you write your scene file on the
> fly? If not, write the values into an include file which is then
> included via "#include" by your scene file.
> When calling MegaPOV, make sure you use the command line executable, not
> the graphical interface one (it comes with two executables, both are
> placed in the same folder as the original POV-Ray executable IIRC).
>
>
> > 4. i want to read the gray level values in the pov program.
> Let's leave that question unanswered until we finished your problems
> above. Better to concentrate on one thing at a time :)
>
>
> > 5. again, lot's of thanks.
> You're welcome. If you still have problems with the explanations above,
> just ask again (and add some details about what's not working as expected).
>
>
> Florian


Hoo my friend Florian

1. sorry to disturb u, but...
2. I have download the megapov, and i want to know how to run my plan from
   matlab without openinig the pov window.
3. I want to continue step by step as your good offer.
4. Thanks again.

shimon


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