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From: leconte@irisa.fr (Thierry Leconte)
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Subject: [graphics] Re: Call for any and all 3-d object databases
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Date: 28 Jun 90 21:46:10 GMT
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Archive-name: nff/28-Jun-90
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Original-subject: Re: Call for any and all 3-d object databases
Archive-site: irisa.irisa.fr [131.254.2.3]
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From article <156@sun13.scri.fsu.edu>, by prem@geomag.fsu.edu (Prem Subrahmanyam):
> 
>      Hi, I am presently working on a thesis in ray-tracing and
>      need large 3-d object databases (multi-polygon objects, 3-d
>      molecules, Sculpt objects, etc.).  PLEASE!! if you have anything
>      please send it, along with a description of the object format.
>      You will receive mention in the acknowledgements whether or not
>      I ever use your contribution. 
> 

There is about 20 NFF files available by ftp on irisa.irisa.fr
(131.254.2.3), directory NFF.
You'll find in the same directory too :
-a description of the NFF file format by Erich Haines.
-the haines utilities (haines.tar.Z): somes programs that built
 fractals NFF scenes with lots of polygons.
- some others utilities (utils.tar.Z)

On the same site, in the directory iPSC2/VM_pRAY you'll find the parallel
ray-tracer of Didier Badouel (email : Didier.Badouel.irisa.fr)
for an iPSC2 machine.

I try to collect, convert to NFF and made available by ftp
 every 3-d object databases I can find. So don't hesitate to send me 
 any 3-d objects you have.

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