Subject: CCL: Re: POVRAY file?

From: [email-masked] (John M. Troyer)
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 1995 22:41:38 -0800 (PST)

Forwarded message:
> From: "Michael R Rothwell" <[email-masked]>

> I would also be interested in a PDB (or other format) - to - POVRAY converter.
> POVRAY is a cheap (free) fast raytracer available on almost any platform. It
> uses ASCII scripts as source files. It seems like a tool just waiting to be
> used for scientific visualization.

The UCSF Computer Graphics Lab distributes the program 'ribbonjr', which
can output 
	already-rendered SGI-format ribbon pictures
	SGI Open Inventor format ribbons for interactive viewing
	povray-format files of the ribbons
	rayshade-format files of the ribbons

along with their MidasPlus visualization program. MidasPlus also comes with
programs to render cpk, neon tubes, etc.  For more info, see
	http://cgl.ucsf.edu/cgl/ 
or email [email-masked]

I have no affiliation with cgl other than getting mail through their
machine, being two floors above them, harassing their programmers,
eating their babaganoush when they throw a reception, and 
happily using their programs.

john
[email-masked]
http://www.cmpharm.ucsf.edu/~troyer/
Dept. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California
San Francisco, CA 94143