thanks but have already found most of those sites.
"astronomy.swin.edu.au" is code.
"programmersheaven.com" is ply format info.
ply to vrml97 converter goes to format i can't open in Maya. can't open in my CAD app either. or MS3D (if it could even handle the tri count). lot of exporters for VRML97. not many importers.
"sourceforge.net/download.htm" - free viewer. not convertor.
"U could use blender to make the conversion" - except i'm asking to "save me the time of writing one." this was really just to look at those files. not even really use them. except maybe if a good convertor was available...
"ply loading code for c++ coders, I think..." - on other sites too.
"more converters for Ply... ftp://ftp.cyberware.com/pub/converters" - saw only a ply viewer.
i've also looked at converting inventor (.iv) files. just as bad finding convertors. only one i found is crap and site admits it has problems. lots of apps can export. not many can import. the Cornell Box is provided as an .iv file. changed header and imported parts of it into CAD for rebuild. BUT... i didn't check openfx and will look into that one. don't need it now, but good to know.
"astronomy.swin.edu.au" is code.
"programmersheaven.com" is ply format info.
ply to vrml97 converter goes to format i can't open in Maya. can't open in my CAD app either. or MS3D (if it could even handle the tri count). lot of exporters for VRML97. not many importers.
"sourceforge.net/download.htm" - free viewer. not convertor.
"U could use blender to make the conversion" - except i'm asking to "save me the time of writing one." this was really just to look at those files. not even really use them. except maybe if a good convertor was available...
"ply loading code for c++ coders, I think..." - on other sites too.
"more converters for Ply... ftp://ftp.cyberware.com/pub/converters" - saw only a ply viewer.
i've also looked at converting inventor (.iv) files. just as bad finding convertors. only one i found is crap and site admits it has problems. lots of apps can export. not many can import. the Cornell Box is provided as an .iv file. changed header and imported parts of it into CAD for rebuild. BUT... i didn't check openfx and will look into that one. don't need it now, but good to know.