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31 Jul 2024 02:28:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: probably a simple problem  
From: Bill Hails
Date: 19 Mar 2003 16:40:46
Message: <3e78e3dd@news.povray.org>
Micha Riser wrote:

> Bill Hails wrote:
> 
>> I have a reflective sphere, location LocSphere, radius RadSphere.
>> 
>> I have a camera, location LocCamera, looking at the sphere.
>> 
>> I have an object, location LocObject that is visible as a reflection in
>> the sphere.
>> 
>> I need to know the point on the sphere that the reflection comes from
>> (the point that the camera could look at if it wanted to look directly
>> towards the reflection).
>> 
>> 
> 
> If I understand your problem correctly the soulution is equivalent to what
> if have done some time ago. See
> 
>   http://news.povray.org/povray.general/22853/
> and
>   http://news.povray.org/povray.text.scene-files/23166/
> 
> - Micha
> 

That's exactly what I was after, thanks very much!

-- 
I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those pesky kids!


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