Re: converting FROM pfb ?

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From: Ran Yakir (rany++at++netvision.net.il)
Date: 04/28/2000 11:08:47

Does MultiGen read pfb files? What version?

Brian Furtaw wrote:

> You could read it into Multigen and save it out as flight, assuming you
> have a copy of Multigen. I don't know of an Inventor file writer and the
> Inventor database format does not support all of the node features that
> are in the Performer scenegraph.
>
> Brian
>
> Francois Sillion wrote:
> >
> > Hello Performers,
> >
> > I have access to a complex model in pfb format, which has been created from a
> > very large number of individual files of various formats. Is there a tool
> > available to convert this into another 3D format (e.g., inventor) ?
> > the pfb file is fine for direct use in our Performer based applications, but
> > we would also like to be able to edit and otherwise manipulate the 3d objects
> > in a modeling program.
> >
> > It seems the libpfb code has some (empty) stubs for functions that would
> > output Inventor files. Does this code exist anywhere, or has anyone developed
> > a similar tool?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
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