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  Re: bounded_by question(s)  
From: Warp
Date: 12 Jul 2001 06:06:47
Message: <3b4d76b7@news.povray.org>
Tom Melly <tom### [at] tomandlucouk> wrote:
: 1. Is there anything to be gained by bounding an isosurface with its
: contained_by shape, or does MP do this anyway?

  What do you think?

: 2. If I set bounded_by for an object and then combine that object in a union and
: set a larger bounded_by for the whole union, am I doing something
: stupid/pointless/other?

  Nope. AFAIK that's the best way to go.

-- 
#macro N(D,I)#if(I<6)cylinder{M()#local D[I]=div(D[I],104);M().5,2pigment{
rgb M()}}N(D,(D[I]>99?I:I+1))#end#end#macro M()<mod(D[I],13)-6,mod(div(D[I
],13),8)-3,10>#end blob{N(array[6]{11117333955,
7382340,3358,3900569407,970,4254934330},0)}//                     - Warp -


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