IVTORIB(1)							    IVTORIB(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     IvToRib - convert an Open Inventor	2.0 file to a Renderman	.rib file

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     IvToRib [-h] [-q] [-v verbose_setting] <infile> <outfile>

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     IvToRib converts an Open Inventor 2.0 file	into a Renderman 3.0.3	.RIB
     data file.	 Copyright (c) Acuris, Inc. 1995.


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

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

     -q	       Quiet mode - no error messages output.

     -v	       Specifies verbose output	for debugging purposes.


     <infile>  Specifies the name of the Open Inventor file to read and
	       convert.	If no file is specified, the program will be read from
	       standard	input (stdin).

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

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/Inventor/bin/IvToRib	       Program file

TRADEMARKS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Renderman is a trademark of Pixar,	Open Inventor is a trademark of
     Silicon Graphics Inc.

COPYRIGHTS    [Toc]    [Back]

     IvToRib is	a Copyright (c)	of Acuris Inc.,	1995 Acuris Inc.  931 Hamilton
     Av, Menlo Park, CA, 94025 - Tel. 415 329 1920 - Fax. 415 329 1928 e-mail:
     [email protected]

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     AliasToIv,	DxfToIv, SlaToIv, ObjToIv, and SoftimageToIv


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