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From: echidna@eric.ecr.mu.oz (Eric H. Echidna)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: NFF previewer using VOGLE
Keywords: line drawings
Message-ID: <4897@munnari.oz.au>
Date: 24 Jul 90 03:55:28 GMT
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> [Also, a package called Vogel is also available at munnari - EAH]
			  VOGLE
> 
> >From Tom Friedel, tpf@jdyx.UUCP:
> 
> With Vogel you get 3-d transformation, 3-d and 2-d clipping,
> perspective, orthogonal views, some patch functions, and back face removal.
> I've wanted to build a bigger package on these routines, some sort of
> .nff previewer, but haven't had the time.  Good package because you get
> device independence with X11, postscript, others.

	There is a primitive NFF previewer on gondwana.ecr.mu.OZ.AU
	[128.250.1.63] pub/preview.c
	It does nothing but draw each primitive in a different colour
	as a line drawing. No hidden line or surface stuff.
	(Well, you could always raytrace them I suppose.....)

	Eric.