Gordon Tomlinson (gordon++at++apollo13.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:25:17 GMT
Have a look at Polytrans with the FLT option at hhtp://www.okino.com
It is a very good converter and it does quite well with things like textures
we use it here and are more than satisfied with the quality of conversion
TTFN
Gordon.
>> > Which is the best way to handle Alias data for Performer.
>> > I understand there is no native support for Alias data format in Performer.
>> If the FAQ is followed, Performer supports Alias data in the OBJ format,
>> but it doesn't seem to work, at least for the last Alias version.
>>
>> > So I guess some conversion process is needed.
>>
>> It seems incredible, but yes. I still cannot believe that the most famous
>> 3D program in SGI cannot be directly imported to Performer, perphaps I'm
>> wrong and have overlooked something obvious.
>>
>> > Could anyone suggest what kind of convertor can be used, which file format
>> > Alias data can be converted into suitable for Performer...
>>
>> After sometime testing various formats, I have converted the data to inventor
>> in Alias and have loaded it in performer, but the texture information
>> is wrong.
>>
>> Someone knows a better way to convert Alias to Performer ?
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