Dilvish

How did you make the terrain? Is it a heightfield? Is the starry background part of the scene, or did you just add it in GIMP?

Thanks. Is there any documentation for all the different scene file commands? [edit] Here's my first test render. I circled some problem areas. The tops of the circled bricks are the wrong color. I don't know why. [edit] You can also see some miscolored details on the yellow door.

I'm talking about LDraw2Sunflow (Pedrollane told us to ask you). When I click 'Render', a 3D window pops up where you position the camera. The .sc file then gets overwritten. i can't figure out how to re-use the existing .sc file.

I want to manually configure the camera and light settings, and maybe other stuff if possible. But the program keeps overwriting the .sc file every time I try to render the scene.

Okay, how do you edit the .sc files and then rerender the scenes with the updated settings?

Stupid question, but how do we render *.SC files created by LDraw2Sunflow?

Thanks. That worked. I would like to edit the SC file as well, and then render it. How do i do that?

I am trying to render a model. It appears properly in the preview window. But it won't render. Here is the console log: E:\Programs Windows\LDraw\LDraw2Sunflow_d>java -XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=512m -Xmx 1024m -Djava.library.path=./native/ -jar Ldraw2Sunflow.jar Sep 20, 2015 12:00:42 AM java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences <init> WARNING: Could not open/create prefs root node Software\JavaSoft\Prefs at root 0 x80000002. Windows RegCreateKeyEx(...) returned error code 5. Sep 20, 2015 12:00:42 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.ui.Ldraw2Sunflow <init> INFO: en_US Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.LdrawConverterMulti2 genera teMesh INFO: Parsing D:\Datsville\datsville\building_007_firecompany.ldr Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : stud.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 4-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 4-4disc.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:00:51 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.LdrawConverterMulti2 genera teMesh INFO: # Processing time : 0.11 seconds ok LDraw2Sunflow preview 3.0.0b! Sep 20, 2015 12:00:52 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.util.Shader logShaderError SEVERE: Shader compile error : Sep 20, 2015 12:00:52 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.util.Shader logShaderError SEVERE: Shader compile error : Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.LdrawConverterMulti2 genera teMesh INFO: Parsing D:\Datsville\datsville\building_007_firecompany.ldr Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : stud.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 4-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 1-4cyli.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.OneMeshGenerator parseFile INFO: Parse : 4-4disc.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:09 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.LdrawConverterMulti2 genera teMesh INFO: # Processing time : 0.0 seconds Sep 20, 2015 12:01:10 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.converter.CommonPieceWriter writePiec e INFO: Parsing stud.dat Sep 20, 2015 12:01:10 AM org.ldraw2sunflow.ui.impl.RenderPanel print INFO: Module API : Unable to find a suitable parser for: "D:\Datsville\datsville _sunflow\building_007_firecompany" What is wrong?

A tutorial would be good. Also, can sunflow do orthographic renders?

How long do renders take generally in Sunflow? Longer than POV-Ray?

Is Sunflow included with your converter? Are there special things I need to do to get the converter working with Sunflow?

I've used PanoSalado in the past, though I think last time I checked development had stopped. Also, cube panoramas usually look better than spherical in my experience. You don't see all the artifacts near the poles. Here's an example: http://isometricland.net/lego/legopanotour.php

Can someone show me how to embed this video into a forum post? I keep getting a link instead of the video when using the media tags.

Work is still ongoing. I updated the first post with the most recent renderings.

This is why I suggested on LDraw.org forums that you put the studs in the files.

When I asked he said he had no plans for LDraw support.

Can stuff like this be extracted from Lego games? I mean the models and rigging have to be readable by some software, don't they?

Will this support Darats' High quality STL files? http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108739 (I have trouble keeping track of all the different parts libraries.)

You could create a mesh in World Machine and then convert it to LDraw format using MeshLab and stl2dat. http://www.world-machine.com/

Can't wait to see how this project progresses!

Any plans on making a renderer for LDraw? I'm sick of waiting hours for POV-Ray to finish for worse looking results! Thanks.

Actually, LDraw is in fact a piece of software. It is simply too antiquated to use, so everyone uses MLCad or LDCad etc.

I still like MLCAD the most but it has a few bugs that unfortunately affect me especially. :(

How does the converter handle the model hierarchy? For instance, a model that has multiple sub-models. Or an MPD file. Or in my case a model that has multiple sub-models that are themselves MPD files. [edit] Okay, I just tested ldraw2lws and it does not seem to support MPD files. :( [edit] LDR Importer doesn't support MPD files either. Are there any Blender importers that do?

Roland, do you have a full list of keyboard bindings somewhere?