I have used the #macro statement without any problem.
I did have to set  #version unofficial MegaPov 0.4; to
get isosurfaces to work, but that was all.
I am using WinMeagPov0.4. Are you on a different os?

Charles Fusner wrote:
> 
> While I'm on the subject, I'll mention here for the benefit of
> anyone else who doesn't bother putting Version=3.1 in their INI
> files (like me, duh!), if you don't tell MegaPOV anything going
> in, it apparently automatically sets itself for version 3.00 which
> of course kills the #macro directive.
> 
> For some reason, setting ...
> 
> #version unofficial MegaPov 0.4;"
> 
> ...won't change this behaviour even though setting...
> 
> "#version official 3.1;"
> 
> ..will fix it. (??) Anyway, the best solution is fix your
> INI files, I guess, but another workaround is to use
> "#version official 3.1;" before you define your macros, then
> "#version unofficial MegaPov 0.4;" after you're finished.
> For whatever reasons, once they're defined, the version
> doesn't have any affect on the macros performance. Personally
> I don't see why any version switch should turn off macros.
> I mean, obviously macros didn't always exist and older
> versions of POV won't handle them, but if the program
> version you're using knows what they are, why be fussy and
> shut down with an error messgae because of a version switch?
> 
> Anyway, thought I'd post this observation in case it affects
> anyone else as dumb as me.
> 
> Charles

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