[Radiance-general] 3ds -> obj -> mesh

[Francesco Anselmo]

Hi Jack,

> Does anyone know of an easy way to go from a 3ds format file to an  
> obj format file (preferably free and/or opensource)?

I often use 3dto3d
http://www.tb-software.com/download/3dto3dsrc.zip
It can convert between several formats.

I think the source code is obfuscated in some strange way, but it
compiles well with gcc, after changing a little bit the Makefile.
For linux, you can download a binary rpm package
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/9.2/i386/suse/i586/3dto3d-3.5-20.i586.html

It is actually the commandline version of a windows program: 3DWin
http://www.tb-software.com/download.html

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Francesco