Tom Melly wrote:
> 
> Two questions regarding .inc files:
> 
> 1. Is there any way to make an include file automatically detect whether it
> was called or not? In my case I have an include file/macro that will
> generate a bolt of lightning. I would like the file to generate an sample
> scene if run directly, but not when called (without the user having to
> set/change a variable).

I don't see any way without modifying the scene file, but the modification is
quite simple:

#declare No_Sample = true;
#include "incfile.pov"

And the incfile.pov with

#if (No_Sample)

   [sample code]

#end

> 2. Would I post such a macro to scene-files or utilities?

scene-files IMO, because utilities is for seperate programs (no pov-code)

Christoph

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