POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : bump_map : Re: bump_map Server Time
11 Aug 2024 13:18:08 EDT (-0400)
  Re: bump_map  
From: Ken
Date: 9 Jul 1999 20:07:36
Message: <37868E79.B9155258@pacbell.net>
Remco de Korte wrote:
> 
> Forgive me for sounding stupid (I can't help it, can I?) but I've never used a
> bump_map before and I'm having some problems with it. I read about the new
> g-version but haven't downloaded it. I've looked at the list of changes but
> couldn't really find an answer: I wonder, was there a big in bump_maps that has
> been fixed?
> 
> (sure I know I'll have to download and install the new version anyway...)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Remco
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~remcodek/

There have been bugs of varying amounts with the bump map feature. The biggest
I believe was in pov v3.1d which caused the object the bump map was applied to
to become very dark in appearance. It has allegedly been fixed and you should
get to know that feature as it has a lot of useful possibilities.

-- 
Ken Tyler

mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net


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