AC3D PLUGINS

*.p files in this directory are plugins for AC3D.

Some plugins have files associated with them that must be here in
order to run.



ABOUT THE PLUGINS:


dxf_export - a simple DXF exporter.  This really needs more work on the 
colour.  If a colour is not found in the simple lookup table then non will
be output.


font3dplugin and font3d.tcl - a simple plugin to add 3D/2D text. 
This plugins uses a tcl script that pops up a dialog
allowing the user to select a true-type font file and some text.  Font3D
is then run and the resultant DXF file loaded into AC3D.  The 'font3d'
binary should be in your path for this to work correctly.

The initial path that is used to find true-type font files if coded into
the ascii tcl file - and will need changing to point to the directory where
you store your *.ttf files.

Font3D is available from http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~squid/font3d.html


ppmload - a texture loader for PPM files


tgaload - a texture loader for Targa files


sv_export/sv_import - importer and exporter for a simple file format 
called "shared vertex" (SV)


field_import - load a point field (each line in the file should contain
3 floats (x, y, z) - useful for making shapes from pointsets with
Vertex->create surface/object


jpegload - a texture loader for jpeg picture files


linecom - adds some new internal commands to AC3D that can be used with the
TCL or Java command interface (distributed with SDK)


off_import - load in .off files.




DEVELOPING A PLUGIN FOR AC3D

You need to download the AC3D Plugin Developers Kit from the AC3D
web site.  This is essentially the source for the above plugins 
plus some other files that you need.

NOTE THAT PLUGINS ONLY WORK WITH FULL REGISTERED VERSIONS OF AC3D.







