nemesis wrote:
> stbenge <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> currently impossible to use any proximity patterns with meshes. That's
>> right, impossible!
> 
> What are proximity patterns?  Is it like AO or radiosity?

I'm not sure if the term "proximity pattern" ever existed before 
MegaPOV. I remember seeing it a long time ago as a new feature, but 
never got to play with it.

Basically a proximity pattern is like a gradient indicating the distance 
from a surface in 3D space. Imagine making an object pattern from some 
object and applying a 3D blur to it. What you get is a fuzzy 
representation of your object, but in pattern form. As a special bonus, 
the inside edges and vacations end up black, the outside edges and 
protrusions end up white, and all the flat parts in between end up a 
gray color.

I have created two versions which I use for different things. I have 
released one of them bundled with the fastSSS macros, but I think I will 
release another include with just the proximity macros.

Sam

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