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  Re: Another one for the math wizards out there  
From: Bob H 
Date: 25 Aug 2001 02:07:24
Message: <3b87409c@news.povray.org>
"Jim Kress" <dea### [at] kressworkscom> wrote in message
news:3b872f06$1@news.povray.org...
> Thanks Ron and Josh.
>
> Is there some information in the documentation on how to use "trace"?  I
> looked through the help files but could find nothing that explained how to
> do a "trace".

MegaPOV needed until POV-Ray v3.5 is available.  The help files are
downloadable from Nathan Kopp's site.  http://nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm
then the download link there.

You basically declare vectors which will encompass the object area; to be
traced for a surface contact point, as well as the normal direction of its
surface at that point.

Bob H.


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