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[Povray] Synthetic image of Cassini spacecraft

PovRay model of Cassini

This script render a synthetic image of Cassini spacecraft.

NASA JPL Cassini 3D model

Screenshot of Cassini 3D model in Blender:

Convert STL files to PovRay

Install STL tools for python

git clone https://github.com/rsmith-nl/stltools.git
cd stltools
python setup.py install

Install add-on for Blender to export selected part

git clone https://github.com/dairin0d/export-selected.git

Extract part by part.

Convert .stl to .inc

python stltools/stl2pov.py -2 Blender/Cassini_<PART>.stl

Parts are saved in src/Cassini folder

Render in PovRay

Cassini.inc and Hyugens.inc can be called in Povray from src.

#include "src/Cassini.inc"
object{ Cassini }

Cassini alone

Cassini and Huygens

Other resources:

• JPL models
• Björn Jónsson