POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : bump_map : Re: bump_map Server Time
11 Aug 2024 13:22:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: bump_map  
From: Remco de Korte
Date: 11 Jul 1999 04:26:40
Message: <3786916F.99989CDF@xs4all.nl>
Ken wrote:
> 
> 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

Thanks.
Yes, that was more or less the problem I had (also couldn't get cylindrical
mapping right, but that's probably a matter of persistence).

Remco
http://www.xs4all.nl/~remcodek/


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