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  Re: Lens Design: CSG Intersection vs Lathe Object  
From: clipka
Date: 14 Jun 2010 21:59:01
Message: <4c16de65$1@news.povray.org>
Am 14.06.2010 21:30, schrieb AlexLens:

> Right now I am trying to intersect it with a plane to bound the flat side of the
> lens.  Is that how you would close this?

No, you'll really need to close the lathe object itself, by placing both 
the first and last point on the axis.

> Also, are some of my settings unnecessary, it seems to be taking longer than I
> would expect it to..maybe this method overall is not the best way to implement
> this lens from data points?

I'd suggest linear spline; with that many data points, it shouldn't make 
any noticeable difference in precision, and you'll have a much easier 
job closing it with a plane.


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