Povray

From BRL-CAD

This article provides knowledge about different types of geometric primitive objects that can be exported from BRL-CAD to POV-Ray geometry file. Their properties, functions used for them, parameters are discussed in section below.

To Know more about POV-Ray, here are some links below:

Below is the list of primitives that are working/exported correctly, partially and not touched yet.

Primitives that are working properly

Sphere

Sphere is formed by Center and Radius Example:

     sphere { Center, Radius [OBJECT_MODIFIERS...]}

Torus

Torus is created using major radius and minor radius Example:

    torus { 4, 1 pigment { Green }}

Cone

This primitive of BRL-CAD is named as Cone in POV-Ray. It is formed as Center and radius of one end Center and radius of other end Example:

     cone {<0, 1, 0>, 0.3  <1, 2, 3>, 1.0 texture { T_Stone25 scale 4 }}

Cylender

This is formed by Cylender of POV-Ray. center_of_one_end, center_of_other_end and Radius Example:

     cylinder { <0, 1, 0>,<1, 2, 3>,0.5 }}

Ellipsoids

This primitive is named as spheroid in POV-Ray. It is having Center Vector, Radius Vector Example:

     Spheroid(<-1.50,3.00,-2.00>,<2.0,1.2,2.5> )

ARB8

This primitive is formed in POV-Ray using mesh.The mesh object can be used to efficiently store large numbers of triangles. Example:

    mesh{triangle{a,b,c}triangle{a,c,d}triangle{a,d,f}
    triangle{g,h,c}triangle{e,f,g}triangle{e,g,h}}

Particle

This primitives of BRL-CAD is formed in POV-Ray by using Round_Cone2 of POV-Ray. Example:

    Round_Cone2(
    //point A, radius A: <0,0,0>,0.70,
    // point B, radius B:<0,1,0>, 0.40,)

Truncated General Cone

This primitive of BRL-CAD is formed by using Supercone of POV-Ray. Example:

    Supercone( //point A, axis Ax, axis Az:<0.0,0.0,0.0>, 0.5, 1.0,
               // point B, axis Bx, axis Bz:<0.0,1.5,0.0>, 0.7, 0.4)}

Primitives that are under progress

ETO

Elliptical torus of BRL-CAD can be formed by using some methods. One of them is by using function i.e. f_torus Example:

     f_torus(x,y,z,1*(y+0.4),0.1 )

EHY

Elliptical Hyperboloid of BRL-CAD can be formed by POV-Ray. Currently its coordinates are exported successfully but ehy is not working

EPA

Elliptical Paraboloid in BRL-CAD. Its coordinates are exported successfully but ehy is not working yet.

RHC

Right Hyperbolic Cylinder in BRL-CAD. Coordinates are exported successfully. It can be formed by using function

     function { pow(x,2) + y }

of POV-Ray but its not working well. Its under discussion with POV-Ray community

RPC

Right Parabolic Cylinder in BRL-CAD. Coordinates are exported successfully. It also formed by the using functions of POV-Ray but under work.

Primitives that are not under work yet

Arbitrary convex polyhedra

ARBN

Ellipsoids

ELLG

ELL1

Cones and Cylinders

TEC

TRC

derived from 2d

extrude

revolve

dsp

ebm

hf

Other solids

5.5 pipe

ars

metaball

nurb

spline

vol

bot

poly

Other

Sketch

grip

half

binunif

submodel