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- POV UTILITY 2.0
- VIRTUAL DESIGNS by Ron Ruvalcava Jr.
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- This file utility needs vbrun200.dll (the visual basic dll file),
- and this file needs to be located in your windows directory.
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- Installation
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- 1. Assumes that POV is already running on your system and
- that pov is running from the directory named \povray.
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- 2. Unzip povutil.zip into your pov directory.
- This file contains the following:
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- POVUTIL.EXE
- README.TXT
- POV.PIF
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- 3. Create directory \examples as a sub of your povray directory.
- (i.e. c:\povray\examples)
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- General Instructions:
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- Rendering a POV File
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- 1- Highlight POV file you wish to render.
- 2- Set resolution, and quality.
- 3- Enter output file name.
- 4- Hit 'render' button.
- 5- You can abort the rendering at anytime as usual.
- 6- When finished a targa image will be saved under
- your \povray\examples directory.
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- Editing a POV File
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- 1- Highlight POV file you wish to edit.
- 2- Double click on POV file or hit 'edit file' button.
- 3- Text window will open with file and size.
- (If you encounter an error message read *note* below.
- 3- Edit file capabilities allow cut and paste.
- 4- Update or save as new file name.
- 5- File is now ready to render.
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- *NOTE*
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- 1- Files to edit cannot contain an end of file character.
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- If you attempt to open a file with this character
- you will get an error message and the file will not open.
- Simply use another text editor to open these files
- and delete this character, this will not affect your rendering.
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- Troubleshootings-
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- Check to make sure your POV directory is \povray.
- Check to make sure you have a subdirectory of \povray named \examples.
- Make sure you have vbrun200.dll in your path.
- If POV cannot run in a window change pif setting to full-screen.
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- This is the first program I've written. I hope it is of some use to you.
- Please distribute it freely and feel free to comment.
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- Besides the GRAPHDEV forum I'm also part of the Autodesk
- forum (Go ASOFT), and the COMART forum. I'm very intrested in
- 3D graphics and use POV and 3D Studio on a regular basis. I am a
- multimedia consultant and 3D animator. My background includes
- 3D modeling, image editing, morphing, and graphics to NTSC video.
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- I would enjoy those with similiar interests to contact me with there ideas and needs.
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- Good luck!
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- Virtual Designs
- Ron Ruvalcava Jr.
- (714) 549-2385
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- Call or fax me with suggestions,
- or send mail 71053,1034.
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