Is it possible to specify a default pigment in case one isn't specified? I thought
I saw that once somewhere...

Ken wrote:

> "John M. Dlugosz" wrote:
> >
> > I get this message with no line number or other indication of =where=.  Is
> > it saying that I left a texture out or something, and where might I find it?
> >
> > --John
>
>  It usualy occurs when you are creating objects with CSG operations and
> forget to attach a pigment to one of them. Sometimes they are easy to
> locate and other times they can hide rather effectively. I've been using
> the program for few years now and still get that warning on occasion.
>
> For example this should cause a warning like you are seeing:
>
> intersection {
>       sphere { <0,0,0>,1 pigment { rgb 1 }}
>        plane { y,0 }
>              }
>
> As you can see the plane has no pigment so the parser issues a no pigment
> warning. You could get around this by specifying a pigment for both objects
> or even more effeciently by adding a pigment to the intersection instead.
>
> example:
>
> intersection {
>     sphere { <0,0,0>,1 }
>      plane { y,0       }
>    pigment { rgb 1     }
> }
>
>   Although it's a basic example it illustrates well what to look for.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler
>
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