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1 Aug 2024 18:27:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Texture, pigment and colors  
From: Mike Williams
Date: 4 Jul 2005 04:11:57
Message: <$JB8NJAw8OyCFwFH@econym.demon.co.uk>
Wasn't it Shirim9 who wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I am quite new to PovRay but has started doing some stuffs using it.
>However, i always spend 80% of my time choosing the right
>texture/pigment/color and etc and spend only 20% of the time doing the
>actual modelling. Am i the only one with this behaviour
>
>Does anyone has any programs or tools in mind that can allow one to
>graphically choose the texture/pigment/color... I came across PovColor
>recently, but seems to be restricted to colors only? Correct me if i am
>wrong. I was looking for tools that allows one to explore things like
>waves, bumps, reflection, and etc.

There used to be a nice programme called Textureview that would read
through all the .pov and .inc files on your hard disc, capture the
source of all the materials, textures, pigments and colours; render
small standard samples of each, and catalogue them. 

<http://www.friedemann-schmidt.com/software/index.html>

Unfortunately, I can't seem to get it to work with versions of POV above
3.1

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure


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