POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Labelled balls : Re: Labelled balls Server Time
3 Aug 2024 02:21:02 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Labelled balls  
From: Stefan Viljoen
Date: 5 Jun 2004 04:24:35
Message: <40c18323@news.povray.org>
Ralf wrote:

> Hello Everybody!
> 
> I'm trying to arrange labelled balls on a grid (see subsequent code). The
> problem is that the balls look like pool balls. To become more reliable I
> would like use uni-colored balls labelled with black text.
> 
> Modifying the 'text{..}' by inserting 'pigment {color Black}' cerates an
> error.
> 
> In the web I just found examples with text in a glass ball or text growing
> out from a ball. Unfortunately all my attempts to modify failed.
> 
> Now I’m looking for an example of a solid sphere labelled with text.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Ralf

How about

1. Sphere
2. Difference the text out of it.
3. Intersect the same text with another sphere in exactly the same position.

?

-- 
Stefan Viljoen
Software Support Technician
Polar Design Solutions


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