"nemesis" <nam### [at] gmailcom> schreef in bericht 
news:web.4559c29c341a4ab7f2ff13290@news.povray.org...
> Listen to Chris, people!
>
> I've seen such efforts in the past, like the old Povray Objects 
> Collection,
> but this is an effort to actually get some of those INTO povray standard
> libs.  I'm more than eager to do that.  Anyone with me?
>

I certainly would support such an action!!

As Ben Chambers has mentioned, there is 
http://www.f-lohmueller.de/pov_tut/down/insert_a.htm which is a very nice 
addition to the insert menu; there is the isoCSG menu by Cristoph Hormann 
(http://www.imagico.de/pov/tools.html); both should be standard in POV-Ray, 
I believe. They reside in my Insert menu, and while I do not use them dayly, 
they come in very handy as soon as I need something specific.

Concerning objects, I think those would need a special menu, perhaps 
separate even from the Insert menu? Alternatively, a revival of the POV-Ray 
Object Collection is perhaps indicated. In any case, some standard rules 
should be defined in order to be allowed to upload, like using the POV unit 
as the norm (with automatic scaling to metric or imperial systems?) etc, 
etc...

Finally, I agree with Nemesis that we shouldn't always (have to) re-invent 
the wheel. Creating from scratch is certainly very useful for learning (I do 
it often), but it can be in the way to a creative process. In that latter 
case, being able to pull things out of the box, as it were, works much 
better and is much more productive.

Thomas

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