Mmmmnn, that's given me an idea.....<wonders off in a daze>....

	Graham Redway.

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The chances of anything coming from
Mars are a million to one, he said.
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Gitay Kryger wrote:
> 
> Great PoV gurus,
> 
> I am a green, yet eager PoV novice. Here's a bunch of questions:
> 
> 1. How do I engrave text on the side of e.g. a torus object?
> 
> difference {
> 
>  torus { 2, 0.75
>  texture { pigment { P_Gold2 } finish { F_MetalC } }
>  }
> 
>    text { ttf "timrom.ttf" "TEXT" 1, 0
>       pigment { color Red }
>       finish { reflection .25 specular 1 }
>       translate <-1,-0.3,2.4>
>    }
> 
>  scale  < 6, 2, 4 >
>  rotate  < 20, -10, 20 >
>  translate  < -1.5, 0.0, -10.0 >
> 
> }
> 
> [Image]
> 
> 
> In the picture I made it obvious that I can't do it right; I only
> differenced the text
> object from the ring but the text should first flow with the ring
> curvature.
> 
> 2. How do I get a laser beam, then curve it along a torus object then
> get a
> lens flare at one end of it ? I know, these are three questions...
> 
> 3. Is there a place I can go and find all sorts of source files that
> could
> possible answer some/all my above basic questions?
> 
> Many many thanks,
> Gitay
> 
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