[Visualpython-users] images in Python

[Bruce P. <bap...@te...>]

At 10:47 AM 9/9/2004, you wrote:
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>Message: 11
>Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:46:11 -0400
>From: Bruce Sherwood <Bru...@nc...>
>To: vis...@li...
>Subject: Re: [Visualpython-users] images in VPython
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>The last time this was discussed it wasn't clear what were "the standard
>3D formats". Has that settled out?
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>A slightly different take on the import issue would be for people to
>write importers (in Python) that take a 3D model in their favorite
>format and generate Visual code (using faces, for example).
>
>Bruce Sherwood

I used the phrase "the standard 3D formats" because a quick Google search 
turned up a half dozen or more programs that purport to translate among 
various 3D object formats. I assume that if any common format is selected 
for support into VPython, then most any other common format could be 
translated to this using one of these translators.

Knowing nothing about the architecture being developed, I don't know 
whether it would be more efficient to have object importation as part of 
the graphics engine or as a Python model. My assumption was that object 
importation would be part of the graphics engine.


Bruce Peterson, Ph.D.
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