POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : Polygon not rendering in 3d : Re: Polygon not rendering in 3d Server Time
28 Jul 2024 16:31:24 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Polygon not rendering in 3d  
From: Tim Attwood
Date: 5 Aug 2008 21:39:53
Message: <489900e9$1@news.povray.org>
> Unless a computer generates the 3D points, usually it is easier to specify 
> the polygon in the x-y plane (basically 2D) and then transform it.

Not only is it easier, but because of floating point errors, a
well behaved polygon created on 3D points may be detected
as not co-plannar, and not render in POV. =(


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