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From: kjohn@richp1.UUCP (John K. Counsulatant)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Ray Tracer
Summary: What is NFF
Keywords: NFF Docs needed
Message-ID: <386@richp1.UUCP>
Date: 1 Sep 88 21:10:30 GMT
References: <2619@uoregon.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: kjohn@richp1.UUCP (John K. Counsulatant)
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In article <2619@uoregon.uoregon.edu> markv@drizzle.UUCP (Mark VandeWettering) writes:
>Here is the first release of my totally whiz-bang ray tracer.  Okay, so
>it isn't TOTALLY whiz bang, but it does have some nice features.  It
>uses bounding volumes, has cones, spheres, polygons and cylinders as
>primtives, reads Eric Haines NFF file format images and more....
>
>[doc extract]
>Xo	It reads Eric Haine's NFF file format for objects.  Included is a small
>X	data file for spheres resting above a polygon.  Obtain his NFF package
>X	if you want some more fun data files
>[no need to repeat whole doc :-)
>XMark VandeWettering

	What exactly is NFF?  I have hacked a few ray tracers before, but
haven't come across this before (I don't get around much anymore, I got
married :-).  I assume it is a way to describe the objects that comprise a
scene ......

	Also could someone EMail me Eric's NFF docs/sources/etc.  I would
be very gratefully :-).  If anyone is interested in *other* ray tracers, I
have source to DBW Render (an excellent ray tracer ported from the VAX to
the Amiga) and Tracer (a crude spheres only (but a good starter :-) tracer
for the Amiga).  I am in the process of obtaining QRT (quick ray tracer (if
there is such a thingee ;-)) source (also for the Amiga).


				Thanx,
				KJohn


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