Email me with your own sPatch resource or one you have discovered.
Plug-ins:Pov-Ray triangle mesh export Export objects to POV-Ray smooth triangle meshes instead of bicubic patches. From the Piggy Modeler.
POV-Ray .inc export Exports a POV-Ray .inc file, read the readthis.txt file in the zip for directions. Allows for more decimal places per point and declarations in export. Discovered here.
Wolfie's Layered DXF Export A plugin to allow for layered DXF exporting in sPatch and a download of sPatch available. Wolfie's pagesPatch to Moray Plugin Plugin to allow for export in .mdl format for use with the Moray modeler.
sPatch to POV Lab Plugin Plugin to allow for export to .scn format for use with the POV Lab modeler.
Renderware plug-in Plug-in allowing for exporting of sPatch models to Active World's Renderware format.
Tree Designer Plug-in Export plug-in to make leaves for use in Tree Designer 1.0.
sPatch to Leveller Plug-In Export sPatch objects to Leveller format with this plug-in.
The Mops Plug-In plug-in for export from sPatch to Mops format included in program download.
OpenGL/C++ Source Export Plug-in for OpenGL code for use in C++ programs. Fox Vase download appears to be a program and source code given as an example implementation for ouptut files in programs.
GL View Plug-in sPatch Plug-in to export to file GL View file format. You must rename the dll to exp before use. Also includes C++ source for the plug-in.
sPatch Export Source for sPatch export files so you can learn to write your own sPatch exports. Page on some 3D file formats.
Clip Shapes:
(see readme.txt in zip file for easy instalation instruction)
Circles 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 16 point circles. Created by Clifton Odenwalt.
Complexed Sphere The default sphere has been reported to export as a cube in .x format (Direct X). This complex sphere is supposed to fix this problem. Also useful if you just want a sphere with many more points than the default. Created by Clifton Odenwalt.
Star Hamakazu's star clip shape from hamaPatch.
Head Hamakazu's head clip shape. Place in Layer 2 and build head around it in Layer 1.
Triangle 3, 4, 6 pt. triangles & solid triangle clip shapes.
Original Clip Shapes The original clip shapes (sphere, cube, 4 & 8 pt circles, cone, cylinder, & plane).
sPatch Utilities:sPatch Import A program by Hamakazu including source code which demonstrates how to read sPatch format files.
3D Morph sPatch Takes two spatch format files models and creates the inbetween models (in spt format) for movement in animation purposes. Written by Brian Black.
Mirror.
JPatch Open source Java patch modeller import and exports sPatch format models as well as POV-Ray and RIB export. Future plans include Animation Master mdl support, five point patches, hooks, UV mapping, skeletons, animation features and more.
Compressed Mesh Macro File Allows for various features to be added to your exported POV-Ray meshes from sPatch. Add hair, ripples, waves, morph meshes and more from The POV-Ray Include Files Page.
vPatch Extracts spline patches from your exported RenderMan rib files for use in VRML coding by Evgeny Demidov.
GL View Small program which renders Bezier patches. Comes with sPatch Plug-in to export to file format. You can increase the surface and wireframe subdivisions in the display up to 999.
Cross Roads 3D Convert your exported sPatch DXF's to a few other formats including: 3DS, COB, OBJ, and more.
DXF2RAD Convert your exported DXF files to Radiance files.
Programmer Resources:JPatch Open source Java patch modeller import and exports sPatch format models as well as POV-Ray and RIB export. Future plans include Animation Master mdl support, five point patches, hooks, UV mapping, skeletons, animation features and more.
"HASH" Complete Algorithm Paper by Martin Hash concerning the spline format of Animation Master which sPatch and hamaPatch formats are similar to. Also includes Download of paper and other related documents near the bottom of the page.
sPatch Import A program by Hamakazu including source code which demonstrates how to read sPatch format files.
SPT file format Commented file by Anto Matkovic attempting to explain the sPatch file format.
OpenGL/C++ Source Export Plug-in for OpenGL code for use in C++ programs. Fox Vase download appears to be a program and source code given as an example implementation for ouptut files in programs.
