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From: jr
Date: 25 Jun 2026 02:40:00
Message: <web.6a3ccc70fa402fef22ad5b506cde94f1@news.povray.org>

hi,

"Cossack " <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Excuse me, do you know of any converter that can convert from one format, for
> example .obj, to .pov, for use in a terminal utility or for coding?

PoseRay is apparently the tool to use, though it has an UI:
<news.povray.org/povray.newusers/thread/%3Clq8gb4to0hscidm9dukt6h8dnsk390vk2l%404ax.com%3E/>

for STL conversion, you could use GTS as an intermediate format, eg:
  $ stl2gts someobj.stl | gts2pov > someobj.inc

there are several stl2gts converters, and one 'gts2pov' (see my wiki page)


regards, jr.

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