Obj2Pov

Obj2Pov is a command line utility for converting 3D object (.obj) files to a format usable by Pov-Ray (.pov or .inc)

Usage

The program reads from Std::Input and writes to Std::Output. An example of how to use Obj2Pov would be as follows:

// To run the compiled jar
java -jar obj2pov.jar < teapot.obj > teapot.pov

// To compile from source
javac obj2pov.java
java obj2pov < teapot.obj > teapot.pov

// To enable triangle smoothing use --smooth
java -jar obj2pov.jar --smooth < teapot.obj > teapot.pov

Where teapot.obj is the file to convert and teapot.pov is the destination file.

Using generated files in Pov-Ray

To use the generated files in Pov-Ray, simply #declare them into the head your scene. Then to call the mesh within the scene create a union and place that name within.

#include "colors.inc"
#declare TEAPOT = union { #include "teapot.pov" }

// Scene Setup
camera { 
    location <-5,4,-16> 
    look_at <0,2,0>
    angle 60
}

light_source {
   <-7, 11, -12> color <252/255,255/255,194/255>
}  

plane {
    y, 0
    pigment { checker Gray, White }
}

union {
	TEAPOT
	pigment { Red }
}