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7 Jul 2024 06:41:51 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Labels on geometrical figures  
From: Alain
Date: 5 Jul 2010 13:57:36
Message: <4c321d10$1@news.povray.org>

> Christian Froeschlin<chr### [at] chrfrde>  wrote:
>> Ellef Fange Gjelstad wrote:
>>
>>> However, I would rather want all lines to be black and in the same width (e.g.
>>> 5pixels), regardless of the distance to the width.
>>
>> you could achieve this with an orthogonal camera. However, the
>> object would then also look different as it loses perspective.
>> The alternative would be to model the lines with a thickness
>> which increases with distance from camera (e.g. sphere_sweep).
>
> Yes...
> That or having all of the lines at the same distance from the camera.
> What I mean is something like when you take a picture 'grabbing' a person at the
> distance between your fingers...
> So the lines would look like if they were next to the figures.
> The text (if you're going to make the text using pov as well) should be probably
> pointing to the camera as well, no matter where it is located.
> Just an idea...
>
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As I said in a previous post: Look at the screen.inc file.

The purpose of that include is to allow you to add captions and objects 
at a specific location on the image regardless of your point of view.
There is a sample scene that puts a reticle and some text that never 
change location regardless of where the camera is located.


Alain


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