k3d(1) General Commands Manual k3d(1)
NAME
k3d - 3D modeling and animation system
SYNOPSIS
k3d [options]
DESCRIPTION
K-3D is a free (as in freedom) 3D modeling, animation, and rendering system for GNU/Linux and Win32. K-3D features a robust, object-ori-
ented plugin architecture and is capable of producing motion-picture-quality output when paired with a RenderMan Interface compliant render
engine such as Aqsis.
Please visit http://www.k-3d.org for more information.
OPTIONS
--add-path [path]
Prepends a filesystem path to the PATH environment variable.
--color
Color-codes log messages based on their priority. Requires an ANSI color-capable terminal.
--disable-gl-extension [extension]
Disables the given OpenGL extension.
--exit
Exits the program (useful after running scripts in batch mode).
-h, --help
Prints this help information and exits.
--log-level [level]
Specifies the minimum message priority to log (valid values are "warning", "information", or "debug").
--options [path]
Overrides the filepath for storing user options (this overrides both defaults and the K3D_OPTIONS_PATH environment variable, below).
--plugins [path]
Overrides the path(s) for loading plugin libraries (this overrides both defaults and the K3D_PLUGIN_PATHS environment variable,
below). Multiple colon-delimited paths are allowed. Use "&" as a synonym for the default paths.
--script [file]
Play the given script after startup (use - for stdin).
--shadercache [path]
Overrides the path where compiled shaders will be cached (this overrides both defaults and the K3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH environment
variable, below).
--share [path]
Overrides the path for loading shared data files (this overrides both defaults and the K3D_SHARE_PATH environment variable, below).
--show-process
Prints the process name next to log messages.
--show-timestamps
Prints timestamps next to log messages.
--syslog
Logs messages to syslog.
-u, --ui [ui path]
Specifies the path to a user interface plugin (this overrides both the default and the K3D_USER_INTERFACE_PATH environment variable,
below). As a special-case the string "none" can be used as a synonym for the Null (no gui) User Interface.
-H, --user-interface-help
Prints a user-interface specific help message and exits.
--version
Prints program version information and exits.
USER INTERFACE OPTIONS
--batch
Operate in batch (no user intervention) mode.
-n, --new
Creates a new document after startup.
--no-custom-layouts
Disable custom user interface layouts (useful when playing-back recorded tutorials, which rely on the default layout).
--no-splash
Disables the startup splash screen.
-o, --open [file]
Opens the given file after startup.
--show-tutorials
Opens the tutorials menu immediately following startup.
--tutorials [path]
Overrides the path for loading interactive tutorials (this overrides both defaults and the K3D_TUTORIALS_PATH environment variable,
below).
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
K3D_EXTRA_OPTIONS
Provides additional options that are appended to the command-line at startup. Note that unlike other K-3D environment variables,
options specified via K3D_EXTRA_OPTIONS will override options specified on the command line.
K3D_OPTIONS_PATH
Overrides the path for storing user options (this overrides the default, but can be overridden by the --options option, above).
K3D_PLUGIN_PATHS
Overrides the path(s) for loading plugin libraries (this overrides the default, but can be overridden by the --plugins option,
above). Multiple colon-delimited paths are allowed. Use "&" as a synonym for the default paths.
K3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH
Overrides the path where compiled shaders are cached (this overrides the default, but can be overridden by the --shadercache option,
above).
K3D_SHARE_PATH
Overrides the path for loading shared data files (this overrides the default, but can be overridden by the --share option, above).
K3D_USER_INTERFACE_PATH
Overrides the path to the user interface plugin (this overrides the default, but can be overridden by the --ui option, above).
AUTHORS
Written by Timothy M. Shead <tshead@k-3d.com>, and many others.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <k3d-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1995-2010, Timothy M. Shead. All Rights Reserved.
This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty;
not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The K-3D Home Page: http://www.k-3d.org
K-3D Version 0.8.0.2 June 2010 k3d(1)