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1 Aug 2024 14:35:09 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Problem with orthographic camera  
From: KalleK
Date: 5 Sep 2005 03:10:55
Message: <431bef7f$1@news.povray.org>
povray wrote:
> 
> You've run into a pitfall with look_at.  Pointing the
> camera directly up or down that way gets it confused.
> Better to *not* use look_at and do this instead:
> 
> camera {
>   orthographic
>   locatation <0, 0, 0>
>   direction <0, 0, 1>
>   right <650,0,0>
>   up <0,490,0>
>   rotate x*90 // point camera down
>   translate <320, 500, 240> // move camera where you want it
> }
> This way you retain a mathematically "pure"
> vertical.

Hi!

Thanks to both of you. I tried the "pure" way but there were the same 
black borders... So I will have to take Mike's compromise. But this will 
do for the moment...

Thanks!
Kalle


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