ObjToIv(1)

NAME
     ObjToIv - convert a Wavefront .obj file to Open Inventor 2.0 format

SYNOPSIS
     ObjToIv [-h] [-g] [-m] [-n]
             [-v] [-q] <infile> <outfile>

DESCRIPTION
     ObjToIv converts 3D model files in Wavefront .obj format (versions 3.0
     and 4.0) into Open Inventor 2.0 files. The program converts ASCII files
     in .obj format, .pv files are not handled. NURB and cardinal surface,
     polygons, groups, textures are converted into equivalent Open Inventor
     objects. For textures, convert the bitmap texture image to an SGI .rgb
     file.  Place it in the same directory as the .obj file. Use the function
     fromrla to convert .rla files into .rgb files.  For materials, either the
     materials (.mtl) file must be referenced within the .obj file, or the
     WF_MTL_LIB environment variable must be set to the file that has defines
     the materials referenced in the .obj file.  If no -g flag is given the
     translator will take all the entities in the .obj file and group them
     under one Open Inventor separator node.  Copyright (c) Abaco Systems,
     Inc. 1995.


   Command Line Options
     Typically, ObjToIv expects a Wavefront .obj file to be specified on the
     command line after all command option switches. If no .obj file is
     specified on the command line, ObjToIv will read from standard input
     (stdin).  By default, ObjToIv writes the converted data to standard
     output (stdout) and messages to standard error (stderr).

     -h        Prints a program usage message to standard error (stderr).


     -g        Separate the contents of the .obj file by groups.  The default
               is to separate by groups and materials.


     -m        Separate the contents of the .obj file by materials.  The
               default is to separate by groups and materials.


     -n        Perform no separation the contents of the .obj file. The
               default is to separate by groups and materials.


     -v        Turn on verbose output.  Verbose output is off by default.


     -q        Turn on quiet mode.  Quiet mode is off by default.  When in
               quiet mode, no output is written to stderr, including the
               copyright notice.
     <infile>  Specifies the name of the file to read and convert to Open
               Inventor.  If no file is specified, the program will be read
               from standard input (stdin).

     <outfile> Specifies the name of the Open Inventor file to use for output.
               If no file is specified, the program will output to standard
               out (stdout).


FILES
     /usr/Inventor/bin/ObjToIv                 Program file


TRADEMARKS
     Wavefront is a trademark of Wavefront Inc., Open Inventor is a trademark
     of Silicon Graphics Inc.

COPYRIGHTS
     ObjToIv is a Copyright (c) of Abaco Systems Inc., 1995 Abaco Systems Inc.
     35468 Purcell Place, Fremont, CA 94536 - Tel. 510 494 0690 - Fax. 510 494
     0893 e-mail: 3dsoftware@abaco.com


SEE ALSO
     AliasToIv, DxfToIv, SlaToIv, SoftimageToIv and IvToRib.