---
name: "oogl2rib"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "geomview"
version: "1.8.1-14"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oogl2rib"
---

# oogl2rib(1)

convert OOGL file to RenderMan rib format

## NAME

oogl2rib - convert OOGL file to RenderMan rib format

## SYNOPSIS

**oogl2rib** **\[-n** *name***\]** **\[-B** *r,g,b***\]** **\[-w** *width***\]** **\[-h** *height***\]** **\[-fgb\]** **\[***infile***\]** **\[***outfile***\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **oogl2rib** command.

**oogl2rib** Convert OOGL file to RenderMan rib format. Default: read from stdin, write to stdout. Accepts "-" as infile/outfile.

## OPTIONS

The default action is to create a complete rib file containing default camera, lights, etc.

- **-n** *name*

  Set name for rendered TIFF file (default "geom.tiff") or framebuffer window (default "geom.rib").

- **-B** *r,g,b*

  Set background color, each component ranges from 0 to 1.  Default is no background.

- **-w** *width*

  Set width of rendered frame, in pixels.

- **-h** *height*

  Set height of rendered frame, in pixels.

- **-f**

  The .rib file renders to on-screen framebuffer instead of TIFF file.

- **-g**

  Output geometry only, no world, no world block.

- **-b**

  Encapsulate geometry-only into a world block. This is the configuration to define a RIB file 'clip object' via the Quick RenderMan specification. Ignores -nBwhf.

## SEE ALSO

[**geomview**(1)](/geomview/1.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Steve Robbins \<steven.robbins@videotron.ca\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).