From: Alex Young <alex@...>
Date: 2006-10-16T17:28:43+09:00
Subject: Re: 3d-model import

javra wrote:
> Does anyone know how far OpenGL for Ruby is developed and if it's
> possible to import for examle .dxf oder .3ds files?
> I'm relatively new to Ruby and haven't found much stuff about 3d in
> Ruby. Should I change to Java or C for complexe 3d developement?

I've got a project for reading LightWave object files on Rubyforge, so 
if you can do .3DS/.DXF to .LWO then that would work.  It's somewhat 
incomplete (it was spawned from a prototype converter to a format with 
lots of functionality missing), but I wouldn't be averse to expanding it 
if that would make it more useful to you.

If you feel adventurous, you could have a look at 
http://lib3ds.sourceforge.net/ - I don't know of a Ruby wrapper to it, 
but SWIG tends to be good for these sorts of things :-)

-- 
Alex