POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.unofficial.patches : MEGAPov error in mesh differences : Re: MEGAPov error in mesh differences Server Time
2 Nov 2024 07:23:09 EDT (-0400)
  Re: MEGAPov error in mesh differences  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 14 Jan 2000 08:29:48
Message: <387f24cc@news.povray.org>
On 14 Jan 2000 08:28:27 -0500, Ron Parker wrote:
>On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:43:50 -0600, GrimDude wrote:
>>Nope.
>>
>>I have used this technique since the introduction of the mesh object.
>>
>>#declare Ball = mesh { smooth_triangle.... }
>>
>>difference {
>>   object { Ball }
>>   object { box ... } }
>>
>>This worked in the official release, in SuperPov, but not with MegaPov. :(
>>
>>Actually, it still works. There are, however, extraneous objects showing up.
>
>It shouldn't work in any of them, with the possible exception of MegaPOV.  
>Parts of the box that are properly inside the ball should still show up.  
>If it did work, it was a lucky coincidence.

er... s/inside/outside/, if you would.

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