POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Cloth and Curtains : Re: Cloth and Curtains Server Time
7 Aug 2024 05:23:02 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Cloth and Curtains  
From: Jon Berndt
Date: 2 Jan 2002 14:33:34
Message: <3c33608e@news.povray.org>
"Gilles Tran" <tra### [at] inapginrafr> wrote in message

> UV mapping is a way of texturing where the texture follows the surface of
> the object. Basically, if you want the texture on the cloth to follow the
> folds and other deformations, you'll need UV mapping.

OK, thanks. That makes sense. What does the UV stand for? To me, that means
Ultra-Violet. I have been trying to think of what UV could otherwise stand
for and I am stumped. And I work as a subcontractor to *NASA*, the world
leader in obfuscative acronyms! ;-)

Jon


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