POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Particles? : Re: Particles? Server Time
8 Aug 2024 16:21:56 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Particles?  
From: Margus Ramst
Date: 20 Nov 2000 18:45:24
Message: <3A19B7DA.FD4C9ED@peak.edu.ee>
MikeH wrote:
> 
> Are there any good particle includes/macros besides the ones by
> Colefax?  I'm kind of hoping there's one out there that can handle
> collision detection against any object, be it using trace() or
> whatever.  What I need is something very basic - particles emitting from
> an area and falling straight down like rain.  While it would be cool for
> them to bounce off objects, I could just have them die on contact.
> 

Check out the unofficial version of POV called MegaPOVplus, where Chris Huff has
imlemented a particle system object. It can do collision detection with
arbitrary objects, and has other neat features. The URL is
http://homepage.mac.com/chrishuff/povpatch.html

-- 
Margus Ramst

Personal e-mail: mar### [at] peakeduee
TAG (Team Assistance Group) e-mail: mar### [at] tagpovrayorg


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