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8 Aug 2024 12:20:04 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Needed: up & down in normals!  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 15 Dec 2000 09:30:14
Message: <3A3A2AEB.92A70DA8@gmx.de>
"Greg M. Johnson" wrote:
> [...]
> The Bricktex defintion includes a normal{bumps scale 0.01} .
> 
> I want the BlackGlasstex definition to have its normal be "inny",
> "down", or  "flat & depressed"  **RELATIVE** to the bricks.  How do I do
> this?
> 
> I think it would be wonderful if I could simply say normal{down} .

I'm not sure if i understand what you mean, but have you tried slope_maps?
Furthermore remember that normal{} only changes the normal vector but not
the geometry.  

Christoph

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