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From: adh@well.UUCP (Allen D. Hastings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Interchange program for Sculpt 3D and Videoscape3D
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Date: Thu, 26-Nov-87 00:32:57 EST
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Summary: Clarification about Foreign Object Translator


    I just wanted to make it clear that my Foreign Object Translator program
currently only converts Sculpt 3D objects into VideoScape objects, and does
not allow you to go the other way (you'll need John Foust's Interchange
program for that and also to handle object formats from other programs).  I 
originally wrote FOT so that I could use some of the Sculpt 3D objects to 
test VideoScape 1.10, and so that the routines could be incorporated in 
Modeler 3D (and also so I could use some of those neat geodesic spheres that 
Sculpt makes).
    By the way I think that the recent trend of sharing object databases
(like the Teapot and Space Shuttle) is great.  I did a nice HAM animation of
the teapot as a test of VideoScape 1.10.  For those interested, version 1.10
should be shipping in a few weeks (people who already have VideoScape will
probably get it first - it's a $10 or possibly free upgrade).  I hope this
clears up any confusion...
    - Allen Hastings