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4 Aug 2024 04:19:46 EDT (-0400)
  Re: One Object in Union  
From: Warp
Date: 2 Oct 2003 18:44:09
Message: <3f7caa38@news.povray.org>
Jellby <jel### [at] m-yahoocom> wrote:
> sphere {
>   0, 0                             // or 0, 0.1
>   clipped_by { sphere { 1, 0 } }   // or 1, 0.1
> }

> Would there be any problem with this?

  It requires memory and I don't know if POV-Ray is able to optimize
it away in the ray-shape intersection tests.
  If it's possible to replace "union" with "object" when there's only
only object, that would be the best solution.

-- 
#macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb M()}}
N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -


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