I used PovCad a couple of times in the past and yes it was very handy. The idea for
the spline macro actually came from Rhino, that has all these wonderful surface
creation tools (like most modellers I guess). Someone with more time on his/her
hands than me (and more programming talent) could turn the macro in a real mesh
creation utility.
Thanks for pointing out the huge success of our tree macro ! I've got other things
cooking (no "gems", though, I'm no Chris Colefax, but objects and little macros)
that I'll make available when my site update is ready (give me a month). I'll be
happy to share them with the Pov Collection.

Gilles Tran

Ken wrote:

>   The older Pov modeler PovCad had a function available that allowed you
> to extrude along a path. I found it very handy for creating complex
> curve geometries like all of the inside and outside curves in a picture
> frame, the contours of a car body, furniture and carpet mouldings just
> to name a few. This process done proceeduraly, internal to pov, adds a whole
> new demension to it that has never been seen before. I see the future of
> this program brighter now than ever before and it can only get better with
> the passage of time.
>
>  Thank you for your contributions.
>
> P.S. -- The tree macro that you posted finaly appeard on the Pov Objects
> collection about a week ago. There are both versions yours with no leafs
> and the one I modified that added leaves. In the week it has been on line
> it has been down loaded nearly 50 times and the number keeps growing daily.
> Things like this are a real hit with everybody. If you have anymore little
> gems like that hidden away they would be very appreciated by the community :)
>
> --
> Ken Tyler
>
> mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net

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