Knowledgebase:Conversion Utilities - Revision history

Maurice: Last update. threeDS

2010-11-07T16:35:06Z

Last update. threeDS

Maurice at 16:27, 7 November 2010

2010-11-07T16:27:28Z

Maurice: removed OBJuvPOV Totally dead link

2010-11-07T16:16:11Z

removed OBJuvPOV Totally dead link

Maurice at 15:57, 7 November 2010

2010-11-07T15:57:46Z

Maurice: updated DX2POV DXF2WRL link

2010-11-07T15:48:18Z

updated DX2POV DXF2WRL link

Maurice: Changed mirror link to be less direct to respect its terms of uses (Talk)

2010-09-22T10:58:40Z

Changed mirror link to be less direct to respect its terms of uses (Talk)

Maurice at 10:53, 22 September 2010

2010-09-22T10:53:55Z

Maurice: Dxf2rad clones

2010-09-22T10:42:38Z

Dxf2rad clones

Maurice: crossroad 3d (2 sources)

2010-09-22T10:01:00Z

crossroad 3d (2 sources)

Maurice: started some fast review

2010-08-18T20:18:13Z

started some fast review

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 :<p>Converts from STL (Standard Triangulation Language) file and outputs a POVray mesh. It creates either triangles by default, but can generate smooth_trianges; can read binary STL files, and has an option to smooth the generated mesh. Executables for Unix and Windows.</p>
-*[http://www.demonseed.net/~jp/code/threeDS/index.html ThreeDS]
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060221230410/http://www.demonseed.net/~jp/code/threeDS/index.html ThreeDS]
 :<p>ThreeDS is a Python module for loading and displaying 3D models in the 3DStudio Max 3DS format. It comes with view3DS, a simple model viewer written in Python.</p>

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 *[http://www.LWH-brainware.de/proe/proe_povray.htm Pro/ENGINEER And PovRay]
 :<p>Delphi and Tcl/Tk programs by Harald Martin for converting parts and multilevel assemblies from Pro/ENGINEER (professional 3D CAD) to PovRay include files.</p>
 *[http://www.ccp14.ac.uk/ccp/ccp14/ftp-mirror/pov-ray/pub2/pov-ray/text/pov/ rib2pov]

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 *[http://www-jmg.ch.cam.ac.uk/tools.html mm2pov]
 :<p>mm2pov is a program by Mark Mackey that converts a MacroModel data file into a Persistence of Vision blob object. This allows you to ray-trace some really pretty pictures of your favourite molecules...</p>
 *[http://www.okino.com/conv/conv.htm PolyTrans from Okino Graphics]

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 :<p>Win32 command-line applications written in C.</p>
-*[http://web.archive.org/web/20061016182620/http://www.schorsch.com/download/dxf2rad/ dxf2rad - Convert Geometry from DXF to RADIANCE]
+*[http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/pub/translators/dxf2rad.lisp dxf2rad - Convert Geometry from DXF to RADIANCE]
-:<p>Dxf2rad was a command line utility for translating geometry data from the DXF file format into the format understood by the RADIANCE lighting simulation package. Dxf2rad shares a lot of code with Radout, an Autocad extension to export geometry directly from within a drawing. It was written to support the architectural lighting design software package Rayfront, which offers complete control over all parameters of RADIANCE simulations. Downloads: [http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/pub/translators/dxf2rad.lisp Lisp script] and C++ : [http://www.toren.com/radiance/dxfimport_so.h .h] and [http://www.toren.com/radiance/dxfimport_so.cpp .cpp] source files for similar Use (authors approval to be asked) </p>
+:<p>Dxf2rad was a lisp utility for translating geometry data from the DXF file format into the format understood by the RADIANCE lighting simulation package. C++ alternative: [http://www.toren.com/radiance/dxfimport_so.h .h] and [http://www.toren.com/radiance/dxfimport_so.cpp .cpp] source files for similar Use (if you are the author and want this link removed, please ask) </p>
 *[http://www.matwei.de/doku.php?id=en:eagle3d:eagle3d Eagle 3D]

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 :<p>A free POV-Ray compatible 3D conversion program. It offers support for multiple 3D file formats and can export directly to POV-Ray 2.0 and 3.0 file format. [http://www.free2u.org/freeware/graphics/3d_graphics/crossroads_3d.html Alternative mirror]</p>
-*[http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~atsuro/old/vrml/util/util.html dxf2pov and dxf2wrl]
+*[http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~atsuro/dxf_x3d_pov.htm dxf2pov and dxf2wrl]
 :<p>Win32 command-line applications written in C.</p>

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 :<p>Programm converts Eagle-Layout-File (www.cadsoft.de) to a POVRay-Scene. Predominantly for generating 3D images based upon 2D representations of printed circuit boards.</p>
-*[http://www.racelinecentral.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi?glvdx GLView V4.4]
+*[http://home.snafu.de/hg/ GLView V4.4]
-:<p>GLView is a standalone VRML 1.0/2.0 Browser and 3D File Viewer for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95/98.</p>
+:<p>GLView is a standalone VRML 1.0/2.0 Browser and 3D File Viewer for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95/98.[http://www.racelinecentral.com/tools.html Download Mirror]</p>
 *[http://www.hammerve.com/NewHome/FreeStuff/Converters/index.html Inventor 2.0 / VRML 1.0 Converters]

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 :<p>Now including povray source. Process source code to HTML with colored syntax for linux. By  Peter Palfrader</p>
-*[http://synapses.mcg.edu/tools/xroads/xroads.stm Cross Roads 3D]
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060519111739/http://synapses.mcg.edu/tools/xroads/xroads.stm Cross Roads 3D]
-:<p>A free POV-Ray compatible 3D conversion program. It offers support for multiple 3D file formats and can export directly to POV-Ray 2.0 and 3.0 file format.</p>
+:<p>A free POV-Ray compatible 3D conversion program. It offers support for multiple 3D file formats and can export directly to POV-Ray 2.0 and 3.0 file format. [http://www.free2u.org/freeware/graphics/3d_graphics/crossroads_3d.html Alternative mirror]</p>
 *[http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~atsuro/old/vrml/util/util.html dxf2pov and dxf2wrl]

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 <p class="Hint">A listing of conversion utility sites in alphabetical order.</p>
-*[http://www.xdsoft.com/explorer/ 3D Exploration - 3D viewer]
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010206203616/http://www.xdsoft.com/explorer/ 3D Exploration - 3D viewer]
 :<p>3D Exploration is a viewer for Windows 95, 98 and NT with Explorer-like interface and Open GL hardware accelerator support. It allows you to browse many popular 3D file formats - 3D Studio, LightWave, Caligari, Direct X, AutoCAD and many other, plus common 2D file types. Shareware</p>
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 :<p>When rendering landscapes from maps with POV-Ray you often have an elevation matrix stored as an ASCII matrix. asc2tga converts such a file into a POV readable heightfield in TGA format. Smooth can magnify this heightfield using bicubic interpolation.</p>
-*[http://www.syix.com/q/temp/autocadpov.html AutoCAD2POV]
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060816002507/www.q-bus.de/Blender/ Python Conversion Scripts]
 :<p>Python scripts by Mark's Hompähdsch for converting Blender models to other formats including POV-Ray.</p>
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 :<p>Win32 command-line applications written in C.</p>
-*[http://www.schorsch.com/download/dxf2rad/ dxf2rad - Convert Geometry from DXF to RADIANCE]
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20061016182620/http://www.schorsch.com/download/dxf2rad/ dxf2rad - Convert Geometry from DXF to RADIANCE]
 :<p>Dxf2rad is a command line utility for translating geometry data from the DXF file format into the format understood by the RADIANCE lighting simulation package. Dxf2rad shares a lot of code with Radout, an Autocad extension to export geometry directly from within a drawing. It was written to support the architectural lighting design software package Rayfront, which offers complete control over all parameters of RADIANCE simulations.</p>