I am having problems trying to contain an object.  The object defined is:

#declare DaggerHilt =
union {
   difference {
      height_field {
         tga "DaggerHilt.tga"
         smooth
         hierarchy on
         translate <-0.5, -0.5, -0.5>
         rotate <-90,0,0>
         scale <0.3,1,0.1>
         photons {target reflection on}
        XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      }
      box{<-0.2,-0.6,-0.02>,<0.2,0.6,2> pigment {rgbft <1,1,1,0,1>}
         no_shadow no_reflection no_image photons {collect off}
      }
   }
   difference {
      superellipsoid {<0.10, 0.30> scale <0.033,0.11,0.045>}
      cylinder{<-0.15,0,0>,<0.15,0,0>,0.015 translate <0,0.10,-0.05>}
      cylinder{<-0.15,0,0>,<0.15,0,0>,0.015 translate <0,-0.10,-0.05>}
      cylinder{<-0.15,0,0>,<0.15,0,0>,0.015 translate <0,0.10,0.05>}
      cylinder{<-0.15,0,0>,<0.15,0,0>,0.015 translate <0,-0.10,0.05>}
      translate <-0.01,0.005,-0.035>
      photons {target reflection on}
     XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
   }
   texture {BChrome rotate z * 90}
   XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
}

The XXXXXX lines are different places where I have tried to place a
container.  In this case the container would be:
contained_by {box <-2,-2,-2>,<2,2,2>}

Povray tells me that it expects the end of the union or difference
(depending on where I place the container.)  If I don't contain this
object povray considers it infinite.  I'm trying to get rid of the infinite
objects to help the photons.

How can I contain this thing or make it finite?

Patrick Dugan

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