11. Output Formats

ShellyLib is able to generate output for:

• Program, Output-Keyword, by, tested version, on OS, file type (content), remarks.
• Real3D, "RPL", RealSoft, V3.3, Win3.11, executable RPL-macro, creates a B-Spline-mesh in Normal-mode/GenCurve-mode or a Triset in Nodule-mode.
• T3DLib, "T3D", Glenn M. Lewis, V43, Linux, ASCII-File triangles, is able to output:
  • DXF (AutoCAD Interchange Format), Tested with dxf2iv (IV - Open Inventor file format (SGI)) and 3DStudio V3
  • T3D-binary (Imagine), Tested with Imagine V3
  • NFF (Neutral File Format)
  • OFF, Tested with Geomview V1.5
  • POV-Ray (Persistence of Vision Raytracer)
  • LOBJ (Lightwave Object File), Tested with LW 4.0 (WinNT 3.51)
  • RAY (Rayshade)
  • VORT
• X3D, "X3D", Mark Spychalla, V2.02, Linux, ASCII-File triangles, For fast previewing (wireframe), using X11.
• RAW2POV, "RAW", Steve Anger, V1.8, Linux, ASCII-File triangles, Is able to output:
  • smooth triangles for POV-Ray V1.x/2.x, Tested with POV-Ray 2.2
  • Vivid
  • Polyray.
• POV-Ray, "BEZ" "POV", POV-Team, V2.2, Linux, ASCII-File BezierPatches, Not for Nodule-mode! For Nodule-mode use "RAW" and RAW2POV. Also tested with V3.0! The patch parameters are a bit conservative, for custom settings you have to edit "rdwrt.h" and recompile.
• Truespace, "TSP", Caligari, V2.0(Demo), Win3.11, ASCII-File triangles, probably problems with texture coordinates (the demo expired...)
• SCED, "SCD" / "SCB", Stephen Chenney, V0.93, Linux, contains a triangle mesh ("SCD") - Normal/Nodule or Bezier patches ("SCB") - Normal/GenCurve, SCED, a powerful constraint based editor (X11), writes:
  • POV-Ray
  • Radiance
  • RAY (Rayshade)
  • RIB (RenderMan Interface Bytestream)
  • VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
• BMRT - Blue Moon Rendering Tools, "RIB", Larry Gritz, V2.3.3, Linux, RenderMan Interface Bytestream creates Spline Meshes. Either CatmullRom or B-Spline type may be selected easily by editing the resulting file, default is CatmullRom. Also tested with PhotoRealistic RenderMan V3.4c on IRIX5.3.