Disclaimer: This version probably will work well, but I can't guarantee anything. I'm not responsible if the crash causes you problems. You should always back up your stuff before you test software that is in the development stages (or any software, for that matter). On the other hand, I've been running various versions of this on my system almost daily for the past year or so and nothing bad has happened to me (well, maybe a few reboots during some debugging sessions). So, it's pretty safe... but no guarantees. This software is provided as-is with no warranty, expressed or implied (as the lawyers would say).
Important: Please read all of the documentation. Not all of the features in WinMegaPov are backwards compatible with the official version of POV-Ray 3.1 (though the vast majority are).
MegaPov features are enabled by using:
#version unofficial MegaPov 0.7; // version number may be different
The new features are disabled by default, and only the official version's syntax will be accepted. The above line of POV code must be included in every include file as well, not just the main POV file.
Executable (be sure to install the official version of POV 3.1g first)
Read the disclaimer first. If you do not agree with the disclaimer, do not download this software.
New pvengine.exe binary file (named megapov.exe) for Win32: winmegapov07.zip (~700K)
Unzip this into POV's bin directory (the location is important to make the editor work), but keep your old pvengine.exe file. You will need the official POV 3.1g for Windows installed in order for this to work. Get the official POV-Ray at POV-Ray's web site.
Documentation
Documentation is available in two formats, HTML (~220K), and Windows Help (~590K).
Note: The HTML format is the primary format, and the Windows Help is generated by a custom conversion process. The results of the conversion process are not always perfect. Please keep this in mind as you use the HLP document.
Demo Scenes
Demo scenes are available: demos06.zip (~180K)
Source Code (if you want to compile MegaPov yourself)
Source for generic part of POV with my changes: megasrc07.zip (~800K)
This is for only the platform-independent part of POV. You will need to get the source for one of the front-ends from POV-Ray's web site. Most of the front-ends come with the generic part, so you'll have to get them first and then overwrite those files with the new ones provided here. You may also need to update your makefile (or project file) for it to work. I've compiled it with the POV 3.1g front end for Windows, and I assume that it should work for all other systems without too much problem.
This page was last updated December 31, 2002.
If you have any comments, please email me. My email address is "contact at nkopp dot mailshell dot com".