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11 Aug 2024 03:34:25 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Torus pattern suggestion  
From: Bill DeWitt
Date: 15 Sep 1999 17:49:59
Message: <37e01487@news.povray.org>
To keep people like me from using superpatch just to make smoke rings with
media?

Seriously, the only use I can think of (not that this really means anything)
is for media.


Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
news:37E### [at] pacbellnet...
>
>
> Larry Fontaine wrote:
> >
> > Suggestion for the next version of POV:
> > A torus pattern, like the sphere one, but a torus...
> > Would be major radius 1, along the X-Y or X-Z plane, with the value
> > gradually dropping off from 1 at minor-radius 0 to 0 at minor-radius 1.
>
> And your argument for the inclusion of this and what benefits it would
offer
> are ?
>
>
>   This is not a challenge of your suggestion. If you have a valid reason
> you think this should be added you should make your request as compelling
> as possible. Many requests for new features are posted here but few
> follow through with why they think the time should be spent on adding
> them.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler
>
> See my 1000+ Povray and 3D Rendering and Raytracing Links at:
> http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html


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