[Steven]

Thanks for thoses suggestions Andy and Woody.

I have the intention to use mainly my AC3D's models for video games. Therefore, I do not intend to use rendering applications such as PovRay. At least not yet; I may always revise my intentions later on, rendering can still by usefull after all.

However, if AC3D can allow to place the "texture" plus "bumping map" on the model that would be fine. If I use one of these 3D programming package, it will be easy to visualize the end results. Of course, I see bump mapping as the icing on a cake. This is the kind of feature you add once you have a fully functionnal game concept. Then you 'polish' the graphics and other aspects of the game.

Since I do not have a 3D programming package right now, it is not quite urgent for me. But this feature would definitely be useful for those who program games and use or have the intention to use AC3D to design there 3D models.

Maybe you already have an idea of the type of AC3D users there is out there and how many of them use it for making video games.

Thanks very much

Steven