PovRay and ldraw frustration

[Willy Tschager]

OK, so there is (or soon was) a L3P hidden somewhere to do this. Yes, I already learned that this L3P was antique, and had my problems with it, so I left it out of my plans. But I also learned that one can produce pov files (that actually work! Miracle!) with LDView - would it be possible to use this path instead? I have no idea whether this can be done with LDView in a command line mode like the rendering LPub3D does.

No, LDView does not export in command line mode.

As for the buggy software included in the AIOI please read: http://www.ldraw.org/article/104.html

Code:

Note that newer version of each application may be available as this installer was created for the release of the latest LDraw parts library update, which happens twice or three times a year.

OK, I have to accept this. It would be nice, though, if the download page would get an expanded table under this section with a column stating which applications got an update since the release of the AIOI - This would be easier that the hassle of re-packing the AIOI (I guess that the most difficult part here is the QA), and would give a good "heads up" information for everyone who installs this AIOI package.

You'll surely have noted that the current table includes the current version number. A column indicating an update can be added. However I usually contact all programmers prior a release asking for their latest version - sometimes delaying the release a week or two to get the latest release.

w.