On the other hand, there's still nothing that can display a VRML file on
a Mac, so are there conversion utilities that'll run the other way?
Michael Carter Llaneza
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On Thu, 18 May 1995, Mark D. Pesce wrote:
> Good news:
>
> I've been doing some research over the last day with Virtus Walkthrough Pro
> for Windows (v 2.0.1) and the DXF to IV conversion service at offered at
> organic.com
>
> They seem to work well together.
>
> This means that Virtus Walkthrough Pro can be used now as a VRML authoring
> tool. I have not tested anything but simple environments yet, but so far
> things are looking good.
>
> Converting Files from Virtus Walkthrough Pro to VRML
>
> Open the .WTP file in Virtus Walkthrough Pro
> Chose Export As... in the File menu and select the DXF-3D submenu
>
> In the dialog, select:
>
> Radiobutton 3DFACE ON # Uses face exporting
> Radiobutton Objects ON # Color objects not layers
> Radiobutton PC ON # Output to PC-style DXF-3D
> Checkbox Use Extrusions OFF # Just to be on the safe side
>
> The export DXF-3D file thus created can be placed in
> ftp://ftp.organic.com/incoming/dxf and later retreived from
> http://www.organic.com/vrml/ as a valid VRML 1.0 .wrl file.
>
> I haven't tested any sophisticated shapes or textures, I'll post a complete
> report in a couple of days.
>
> Is anyone interested in testing this with a Macintosh version of Virtus
> Walkthrough Pro?
>
> Mark
>
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