peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (05/22/89)
I'd like any reasonable format datafiles of a VW Beetle, while we're asking. A description of the format would help if it's not obvious. -- Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation. Business: uunet.uu.net!ficc!peter, peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. Personal: ...!texbell!sugar!peter, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com.
doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt) (05/23/89)
In article <4253@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >I'd like any reasonable format datafiles of a VW Beetle, while we're asking. Get lost, you perverted bug-lover! (Just kidding! :-) As far as I know, the first time a Bug was digitized was in the 60's by Ivan Sutherland and his whole family, spending the day out in their driveway with calipers [private communication from J.Sutherland]. Which just goes to show that computer graphics is a good clean wholesome subject for the whole family to enjoy. If nowhere else, I'm sure that Bug data is still floating around U. Utah. Doug -- Doug Merritt {pyramid,apple}!xdos!doug Member, Crusaders for a Better Tomorrow Professional Wildeyed Visionary
ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E. Saddler III) (05/23/89)
In article <324@xdos.UUCP>, doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt) writes: > In article <4253@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: > >I'd like any reasonable format datafiles of a VW Beetle, while we're asking. > > If nowhere else, I'm sure that Bug data is still floating around U. Utah. I recall seeing a cute bit of software demo's on Silicon Graphics and Sun machines at Uniforum '89. I wish I could recall the software they were demonstating, does anybody who attended remember? The demo's used a Beetle body shell (no interior or wheel/steering assemblies), and dazzled the passers-by with lightsource and realtime freespace rotation/zoom/pan/scroll/etc. Wish I had more to offer! -- Ray E. Saddler III | __ __ __ __ | UseNet Boeing Aerospace | / / / // //| // | uw-beaver!ssc-vax!ray3rd P.O. Box 3999 m.s. 3R-05 | /-< / //- // |// _ | PhoneNet Seattle, Wa. 98124 USA | /__//_//__ // //__/ | 1+206-657-2824
ray@chocktaw.cis.ohio-state.edu (william c ray) (05/23/89)
If you take a look on albanycs.albany.edu pub/graphics/objects
I think you'll find a file vw.database, containing a polygon description
on 1/2 a volkswagon
format
pt P#, x, y, z,
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pt P#n, x, y, z,
poly #, pt#, pt#, pt#,... etc
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poly #n, pt#, pt#.....etc
fairly simple to convert into anything you desire.
(you have to mirror the 1/2 to get the other side)
if it isn't there, I have the files and can email them.
(fairly certain it's there.. think is also on utah,
but don't remember the address)
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###########################################################################foo@titan.rice.edu (Mark Hall) (05/24/89)
In article <2675@ssc-vax.UUCP> ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E. Saddler III) writes: >I recall seeing a cute bit of software demo's on Silicon Graphics >and Sun machines at Uniforum '89. I wish I could recall the >software they were demonstating, does anybody who attended remember? > >The demo's used a Beetle body shell (no interior or wheel/steering >assemblies), and dazzled the passers-by with lightsource and >realtime freespace rotation/zoom/pan/scroll/etc. Last week I saw this demo on a Silicon Graphics Personal Iris. It is part of their demo suite. Back to cars: I grabbed a bunch of data files from albany. Now can someone please tell me where to find descriptions of "CAD 3D binary format", and "off" formats I found there? Email the locations/descriptions, and I will summarize to the net. - mark
everson@CompSci.Bristol.AC.UK (Phill Everson ) (05/26/89)
From article <2675@ssc-vax.UUCP>, by ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E. Saddler III): > I recall seeing a cute bit of software demo's on Silicon Graphics > and Sun machines at Uniforum '89. I wish I could recall the > software they were demonstating, does anybody who attended remember? > At a rough guess this was the Sun TAAC demo program qwikvu together with the VW beetle shell data that comes with the demo. I'd offer to post it, but I am unsure as to whether Sun would be too happy about it. Phill Everson Medical Imaging Dept Comp Sci University of Bristol, UK