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  Re: Explosions using media in POV 3.1 - Help!  
From: Ken
Date: 5 Apr 1999 21:42:54
Message: <37095767.DE95EDD7@pacbell.net>
Dylan Beattie wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm trying to model explosions (fireballs, shockwaves, Praxis waves,
> that sort of thing) for use in space battle scenes using POV-Ray 3.1,
> and I can't seem to get media to do what I want it to. Has anyone out
> there modelled any explosion effects with any degree of success? and if
> so, would they be prepared to share their code or give me a few
> pointers? I can get the 'perfect spherical fireball' effects OK, but the
> turbulence modifier doesn't look as convincing as it used to with halos,
> and as far as I can see there's no tutorial info on the new media stuff
> in the 3.1 documentation.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> D.
> 
> ====================================================
> Dylan Beattie          dmb### [at] ecssotonacuknospam
> Pt II Computer Science,    University of Southampton
> http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~dmb197/     ICQ:34865704
> ====================================================

Hi Dylan.

Haven't heard from you in quite a while.

   Take a look around in the povray.text.scene-files as well
as it's binary equivelant. There have been a couple of fireball
related examples posted there. One that was rather noteworthy.

-- 
Ken Tyler

mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net


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