Table of Contents 
 
 Appendices 
 
  
 
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Product Note: 
The command line interface feature is only available in
the Professional edition of quick3D. 
 
more information: Product
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	 Appendix B - Command Line Interface Specification | 
 
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Main
Commands 
  
 
-nogui 
 This command indicates to quick3D that it should start in
command-line mode. If it is not specified, quick3D will start
normally. 
 
 -help 
 Displays a summary of the main commands. 
 
 -htmlhelp 
 Displays a summary of the HTML output specific commands. 
 
 -log [filename] 
 This command allows you to specify a log file. 
 
 -in [filename] 
 Specifies the input filename. Use wildcards (*) to specify
multiple input files. 
 
 -out [filename] 
 Specifies the output filename, and is not valid without a
corresponding -in command. When there are multiple input files,
output filenames are generated automatically. 
 
 -nooverwrite 
 Tells quick3D not to overwrite files. Output files will be saved
under the same name as the existing file, with "_copy" appended to
the end. 
 
 -formats [format_1,format_2,format_n] 
 Specifies the output file formats. Each format is specified by a
three letter name from the following list: 
- q3o - quick3D Objec
 
- q3s - quick3D Scene
 
- 3d2 - Stereo CAD-3D
 
- 3ds - 3D Studio Model
 
- cob - Truespace Model
 
- scn - Truespace Scene
 
- dxf - AutoCAD
 
- lwo - Lightwave
 
- mdl - Quake
 
- md2 - Quake 2
 
- md3 - Quake 3 Arena
 
- nff - Sense8 WorldToolKit
 
- obj - Wavefront
 
- off - GeomView Object
 
- ply - Polygon File Format
 
- pro - Power Render Pro
 
- vtk - Visualization Tool Kit
 
- dxa - Microsoft DirectX ASCII
 
- dxb - Microsoft DirectX Binary
 
- htm - HTML page
 
 
 
 -combine [input_file_1,input_file_2,destination_file] 
 Combines the two input files into a single file. This command
overrides -in and -out. 
 
 -scale [float] 
 Scales the output file(s) vertices by a floating-point value. 
 
 -color [red,green,blue,alpha] 
 Applies a single material to the output file(s), overriding those
specified in the input file(s). The range for the red, green, blue,
and alpha (transparency) values is 0 to 255. 
 
 -normals 
 Tells quick3D to generate normals for the output file(s) when they
don't exist in the input file(s). 
HTML Output Specific Commands 
-htmlfilename [filename]] 
 Filename to use for the resulting HTML page. Overrides -out for
HTML output. 
 
 -htmlheader [filename] 
 Specifies a file to use as the header for the HTML output. 
 
 -htmlfooter [filename] 
 Specifies a file to use as the footer for the HTML output. 
 
 -htmlnoimages 
 Tells quick3D not to use preview image(s) in the HTML output. 
 
 -htmlsingleimage 
 Tells quick3D to use one preview image rather than the default
six. 
 
 -htmlimagesize [width,height] 
 Specifies the width and height, in pixels, for the preview
images. 
 
 -htmlimagebase [filename] 
 Specifies the base filename to use for the preview images. 
 
 -htmlabslinks 
 Tells quick3D to use absolute links in the HTML output. 
 
 -htmlpagecolor [red,green,blue] 
 Specifies a color for the HTML output's page background. The range
red, green, and blue is 0 to 255. This color will be overridden by
a background color specified in a header file. 
 
 -htmltextcolor [red,green,blue] 
 Specifies a color for the HTML output's page text. The range red,
green, and blue is 0 to 255. This color will be overridden by a
text color specified in a header file. 
 
 -htmlnogeo 
 Tells quick3D not to include geometry information in the HTML
output. 
 
 -htmlnomat 
 Tells quick3D not to include material information in the HTML
output. 
 
 -htmlnotex 
 Tells quick3D not to include texture information in the HTML
output. 
 
 -htmlnoani 
 Tells quick3D not to include animation information in the HTML
output. 
 
 -htmldumpall 
 Tells quick3D to include all information necessary to reproduce
the model in the HTML output. 
 
 -htmlnoani 
 Tells quick3D not to include a "created by" message in the HTML
output. 
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