george erhard wrote:
> 
> Well, I do know the "sky sphere" object is "infinite" in that it remains the same
distance
> 'away' no matter how much you move stuff around, AND it makes the 'scene' the center
of the
> sphere no matter where the cartesian system SAYS the scene is located.
> 
> Was unaware that normal spheres did that if you put the camera inside them.... will
have to
> experiment.
> 
> As for planes, well... they are a finite distance "away" along one axis, but extend
> infinitely in the other two.  We could also argue that the x, y, and z 'vectors' are
also
> infinite, but being one-dimensional, wouldn't do us much good as objects...
Well, those are SUPPOSED to be infinite... The sphere was what confused me..

 
> (I think i should pick up that old copy of Euclid and see if I can't render a few of
the
> proofs... that should keep me safely in the padded cell for months. :)
Show me the results, please..

//Spider

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