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From: Christian Aubert <chris@megatoon.com>
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Richard Munn wrote:
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> Greetings one and all!
>
> I`m quite new to this group, so I`d like to take this opportunity to say hello to
> you all. I have a question that hopefully someone out there might be able to help
> with.
> Sadly, as part of the work I`m doing, I have to use Wavefront Explore - this
> software is *not* my first choice as a modeller... I prefer to use Lightwave for
> doing stuff (at home on an 040/40 A4000), and then convert it to DXF (aka Data
> eXcess Format) so that it can be converted again, this time into Wavefront .obj
> models. Does anyone know of a decent LW to Wavefront object converter? I`ve tried
> using Pixel 3D on the Ami to convert to .obj, but Wavefront laughs at the files
> and refuses to have anything to do with them.
Use the Modeler plug in! (Objects -> Custom -> Add Plugin -> modeler/tran3d.p)
> PS I work at British Telecoms research labs using a 6 processor Onyx Reality Engine.. The hardware`s *very* nice - shame Wavefront cripples it. I rang up NewTe
> try and get hold of a demo version of LW 4.0 SGI version (so that I could interest
> BT in using it instead of W/F and 3D Studio), but were they having it? Nope.
> Oh well, there goes another sale (or ten) for NewTek...
How come a 6 processor Onyx? I didn't think you could get 'em in that configuration!
Hard to believe that they shelled out major money for an Onyx and won't buy LW, which
costs a lot less than the support contract for the Onyx! Oh well.