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From: sceetech <ps_yaroze@interactive.sony.com>
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Subject: Re: rsdv for PAL
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 10:35:36 +0100
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Jim wrote:
> 
> Jenny wrote:
> >
> > Are there PAL versions of the viewing utilities?
> 
> I would also like to see PAL versions of the viewing utils.  Certainly a
> cheaper option than an NTSC telly.
> 
> Mind you its not much work to write one yourself. After all that's what
> the Yaroze is for. :-)
> 
> >
> > Also, I am using Extreme 3d to create models and exporting them to DXF.
> > It seems to mainly support Polylines and not poly face data.
> > Are there any utilities for converting DXF data that contains polylines
> > before converting it to RSD? Or can you recommend any modeling
> > packages(not too expensive) that output in the right format?
> 
>         I have been using 3d Studio with limited success.  Although it write
> the model data ok it does not appear to write out the colour information
> to the dxf file.  At the moment all my object are variants on a white
> theme. :-)
> 
> Recently I have been using Ray Dream studio to do the modeling.  This
> appears to correctly write out the colouring info.  I am now having
> better results with this than with 3ds.
> 
> >
> > Please could you make available the RSD and TMD formats - the header
> > files aren't very informative...
> 
> This information would be extremely useful.  I would certainly consider
> writing a convert for 3ds2rsd, dxf it just too limited when the modelers
> don't all work to the same level.
> 
> Jim


for PAL versions of the viewing utilities:
see timview and timview2, tmdview and tmdview2.


A tool called tmdtool is being developed here, for the
dynamic texturing and shading of 3d models; 
will send when ready.

Lewis