NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #26/NN_1992_26.iso/spool/comp/graphics/animatio/923

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From: Reid Ellis <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: FTP SITE FOR 3D OBJECT MODELS/UTILITIES
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:17:48 GMT
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Tony Apodaca <[e-mail]> writes:
|    Unfortunately, the RIB specification is very large.  It is a
|piece of the RenderMan Interface Specification, which is a 90-page book.
|That could not reasonably be posted to the net, and we have no real way
|to make it available via FTP, either.

There are lots of 100+ page documents available in compressed
PostScript form all over the net.  Perhaps a copy could be put in the
FTP site that is the subject of these articles?

|    Anyone who is really interested in RIB should get a copy of
|the RenderMan Interface Specification from Pixar, 1001 W. Cutting Blvd.,
|Richmond, CA 94804.  Please enclose $20 to defer printing and shipping costs.

Of course, this is another good option.

Since I implemented the StyleGuide file format for "Alias Sketch!(tm)"
I'll just quickly mention that I think it's a mondo-cool format for 3D
models.  [What, me biased? :-)] It's in ASCII text, which makes it
very portable across platforms.  No good for animation, though; just
static models.

Reid
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