On 07/11/2011 11:29 AM, Mike Larry wrote:
> Hello there,
>         I'm new to pov-ray, and have been messing around with pov ray for a bit.
> I would like to create a real world 3D room in povray. By this what I mean is, I
> want to create a room, and attach real world images into some parts of the room
> ( like a table, or computer).
>         Then problem is I have no idea how to go about this. Do I create a model
> of a table in pov ray and try to find a picture which looks similar? Or, do I
> find a picture and try to model it in pov ray? But what if, say I find a picture
> of a sofa from one angle, and model it, attach the picture, but when I look at
> it from another angle the sofa won't look the part (since I don't have a picture
> to associate the sofa from that angle).
>         If there are guides out there, please point me the right direction. Thank
> you for your help in advance. Much appreciated.
>
> Mike
>
>
Hi Mike,
	This question is more complicated than it seems at first reading. You 
could build a 3D model using CSG then use image maps to texture the 
separate parts of it. Or you could build a mesh model outside of PovRay 
and UV map it. Then import it into PovRay as a Mesh2 object. To build it 
with CSG you would need different techniques for different types of 
models. Something angular could easily be built with boxes, cones, 
cylinders etc. but a sofa might need superellipsoids to get the 
roundness. You would need images of the different parts of the model and 
a paint program to manipulate them.
It would be best to start out simple and build something like a modest 
table and chair and not be too ambitious to start with. And ask for 
advice in povray.newusers


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Regards
     Stephen

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