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31 Jul 2024 22:16:01 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Infinity symbol  
From: Alain
Date: 11 Dec 2006 17:30:53
Message: <457ddc1d$1@news.povray.org>
Stephen nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2006-12-11 05:04:
> "Chris B" <c_b### [at] btconnectcomnospam> wrote:
>> "dave vanhorn" <mic### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message
>> news:457cb234@news.povray.org...
>>> Has anyone done one of these, either by CSG or isosurface?  I've been
>>> playing with stretched rings, but they just don't look right.

>> Not as a CSG or an isosurface, but have you considered using the text
>> object.
>> Depending upon what you want it for, an 8 on it's side may serve your
>> purposes.

>> camera {location <0,0,-1>}
>> light_source { <1, 2, -20> color rgb 1}

>> text {
>>   ttf "times.ttf","8",0.2, 0
>>   pigment {color rgb 1}
>>   scale <0.5,1,1>
>>   rotate z*90
>>   translate 0.3*x
>> }

>> Regards,
>> Chris B.

> I found the infinity symbol in the following Windows Fonts, code U+221E. If
> it is of any help.
> ZTZhongsong
> NSimSun
> New Gulim
> MingLiu
It should be present in most unicode fonts sets at the same place.


> Stephen



Also in arialuni.ttf (same code) and in symbols.ttf

-- 
Alain
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