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29 Jul 2024 20:16:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Combining normals  
From: Tom Melly
Date: 9 Mar 2005 10:59:35
Message: <422f1d67@news.povray.org>
"Le Forgeron" <jgr### [at] freelocalhost> wrote in message
news:Xns9614A27B4BD77jgrimbertmeandmyself@203.29.75.35...
>
> You might take some interest in some 'pattern' called 'average'.
> I let you explore the section 3.5.11.2 of the Pov-Help (for windows
> users).
> Have a nice reading.

BTW one top-tip when using average on normals....

Often want you want is not an average but an addition. AFAIK you can
accomplish this by setting the depth of the normal to the amount of normals
you are averaging, e.g.:

normal{average 3 average_map{[1 bozo][1 wrinkles][1 agate]}}


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