In answer to your first question, 3ds2mgf is distributed with Radiance, but not built by default. To build it, switch to the ray/src/cv/mgflib directory and type the command:
make 3ds2mgf
Then, copy the resulting executable to the appropriate directory (e.g., /usr/local/bin).
-Greg
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From: "Erwin Zierler" <[email protected]>
Date: June 23, 2004 9:06:44 PM CEST
To: [email protected]Hi list,
2 questions:
1. Does anyone happen to have the 3ds2rad converter from Ole Lemming?
Both his website and he himself seem to have vanished from the internet
and even after extensive search I was unable to find his converter.2. Does anyone know a reasonable method to render an ArchCAD (6.5+)
3D model with radiance? All the DXF output options I have tried so far
were rather unsuccessful, I have not found a way to correctly
export/ translate materials or elements from ArchiCAD.With Georg's dxf2rad I get a Radiance model, but the resulting Radiance
scene is pretty much unusable which is not Georgs fault. If I load the
DXF file into AutoCAD for examination I see that the DXF file is just
messed up with regards to layers/blocks/materials.Any input very welcome!
Erwin