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- From: kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan)
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics
- Subject: Re: PC ray-tracing
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.150535.4317@philabs.philips.com>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 15:05:35 GMT
- References: <871.132.uupcb@tfd.coplex.com> <vostveen.726762114@serpent>
- Sender: news@philabs.philips.com (Mr. C. News)
- Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff, New York
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- In article <vostveen.726762114@serpent> vostveen@prl.philips.nl (Gerrit van Oostveen) writes:
- >In <871.132.uupcb@tfd.coplex.com> eric.vitiello@tfd.coplex.com (Eric Vitiello) writes:
- >
- >>TO: 1628726ps485@vaxr.sscl.uwo.ca
- >
- >>>Hi! I'm interested in ray-tracing on the PC. I wondered if anyone could help
- >>>me compile a list of software I should investigate. I know 3d Studio 2.0 is
- >>>probably the be-all and end-all of modellers on the PC, but I cannot justify
- >>>spending over $500. I have no preferance for Windows over Dos, but I would
- >
- >> Sorry... It's going to be very hard to find a ray tracer for an IBM
- >> compatible comuter for under $500.... If you do find one, it may not
- >> do all that you want. The only one I can think of that is half good
- >> is from Brown-Wagh Publishing can't quite remember the name of it,
- >> but thier number is: 1-800-451-0900
- >
- >>....r.c V.t.ell. .r...
- >>---
- >> . DeLuxe./386 1.25 #959sa . My Address: eric.vitiello@tfd.coplex.com
- >>
- >
- >I used POVRay and Rayshade myself and I'm impressed with their output.
- >VORT gave somewhat less quality.
- >
- >
- >G.v.Oostveen
- >vostveen@prl.philips.nl
-
- There is also a commercial package called "3D workshop", it's about
- $200.00 (definitely under $300.00). It's a bit slow compared with 3D studio (
- from review), and it dosen't have texture mapping.
- By the way, I thought 3D studio also did ray-tracing, if not, can you
- tell me what technique they used ?
-