> Jaime Vives Piqueres<jai### [at] ignoranciaorg>  wrote:

>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am sure this question has been asked many times before but I am really
>>> lost on this. How can I draw cabinet countertops(marble) using povray csg
>>> functions? Or is there somthing better suited for this task in povray,
>>> another command etc.
>>
>>     A simple countertop can be done using CSG with just a union of a box, four
>> spheres on the corners and four cylinders along the edges. Or you can use
>> superellipsoids, or even isosurfaces with the f_rounded_box function.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jaime Vives Piqueres
>>
>> http://www.ignorancia.org
>
>
> Jaime, thanks for answering, actually I asked the question wrongly, a normal
> cabinet countertop can be made from povray's own BOX or a box shape I exported
> from 3d max.
>
> How about corner cabinets, they are not rectangle shaped when you look at them
> from top down but irregular shapes, not box shapes.
>
> What function is best for this purpose? I appreciate your answers.
>
>
>
>

For that, I'd use a prism. It allows you to create many arbitrary 
shapes. The only thing is that the corner from the top to the sides are 
always sharp.


Alain

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