Descriptions and Examples for the POV-Ray Raytracer by Friedrich A. Lohmüller
LEGO in POV-Ray

     Virtual LEGO® Models from CAD Programs in POV-Ray
Rendering of virtual LEGO® models from CAD programs
like LDraw™ and LeoGEO or LEGO Digital Designer® in POV-Ray

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CAD for LEGO ®
  - LEGO Digital Designer ®
  - LDraw ™
  ->LDraw + LeoCAD
  - LDraw + MLCad

CAD to POV-Ray
  - LeoCAD to POV-Ray
  - Axes + Scales
  - Adapted Colors
  - LGeo POV-Ray Objects

  - LEGO Model Sizes + Grid

                                       

LDraw and LeoCAD

Sample screen shot 1
Example screen shot 1
Sample screen shot 2
Example screen shot 2
LeoCAD is a CAD font end for LDraw (Windows + Linux).
Homepage of LeoCAD (en): www.leocad.org

Import and export file formats (load/save):
.lcd - LeoCAD Projects
.dat - old LDraw format
.ldr - single-part LDraw file ( im-/export also in LEGO Digital Designer ® ! )
.mpd - multi-part LDraw file
Export file formats:
.3ds - 3D Studio
.html - HTML
.pov + .inc - POV-Ray - scene and include files
.obj - Wavefront object file
Sample screen shot 1
Example LGEO POV Library
Sample screen shot 2
Example LGEO POV Library

With LeoCAD we have the best way to convert LDraw virtual LEGO® models to POV-Ray format and render them in POV-Ray with with using the LGEO POV Library.
Be sure to have the newest version of this library (12-2008).
(Download at www.digitalbricks.org/lgeo.html).
This is a set of include files for POV-Ray which replaces most triangle meshes from LDraw by POV-Ray primitives to achieve perfectly rounded smooth rounded edges at the shapes.
Load your model in LeoCAD and chose File -> Export -> POV-Ray
LeoCAD works also with POV-Ray3.7 beta.



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