Nieminen Mika wrote in message <3672459a.0@news.povray.org>...
>Darcy Johnston <dmj### [at] homecomNOSPAM> wrote:
>: Does anyone know how to make a true spiral texture, like that of a candy
>: cane. I know you can use grandient x+y to simulate one but that only
works
>: if you have the proper angle. I want to be able to animate it so I need
it
>: to really spiral up the object.
>
>  Are you talking about a spiral shape or a helix shape? The spiral
>texture is a spiral, not a helix, so it may not help you.


I guess I mean a helix shape since I want the texture to spiral up a column.
Like I said, I want something like the stripe on a candy cane. I've been
able to simulate it as I mentioned above, but I'm looking for something that
I can view from all angles.

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