> On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 01:28:49 +0200, "JRG" <jrg### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> > That's different. POV-Ray doesn't have a clue about how big the poly object may
> > result (but I can be wrong here. Never used it before.)
>
> Example was reffered to your definition of infinity: "It's an infinite surface
> which makes an infinite object."

Good point. See my new definition. :)

> > it cannot exist an infinite object with a finite
> > bounding box.
>
> According to my definition of infinity (volume) it is true but according to your
> definition (surface) it isn't. According to output of "Scene contains..." it is
> probably ture but....
>
> ... is any not inversed not transformed box finite ? Then
>
> plane{y 0 bounded_by{box{-(1e50) 1e50 }}}

Aw, come on. You know better than me that a box that big is considered infinite by
POV...

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Jonathan.

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