POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.scene-files : Smooth CSG : Re: Smooth CSG Server Time
30 Apr 2024 12:15:13 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Smooth CSG  
From: Alain
Date: 11 Mar 2012 14:46:30
Message: <4f5cf306$1@news.povray.org>

> "JimT"<nomail@nomail>  wrote:
>> "Tek"<tek### [at] evilsuperbraincom>  wrote:
>>> A collection of macros for creating smooth CSG objects using isosurfaces.
>>> Includes example files (including the images I've posted in p.b.i).
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tek
>>> http://evilsuperbrain.com
>>
>> Thanks for the files. They will be a serious modelling aid.
>>
>> I had some fun though. WinZip and the Windows extraction command just gave an
>> error (not an archive or a damaged archive). I downloaded jZip (hope it isn't
>> Malware, even if my virus software let it through) and this produced a file
>> without an extension from your smooth_csg.zip.
>>
>> I then put .zip on this file and the Windows extraction command worked. I guess
>> WinZip would have also.
>>
>> Then I had to download beta 3.7 RC4, but I now have a PC that runs 2 cores flat
>> out at 100% and, of course, a variable speed fan that sounds like a vaccuum
>> cleaner. The example took 25 minutes to render. Maybe I need more than 2 cores!
>>
>> Thanks again.
>
> That's strange, I just downloaded it and Windows handles it just fine. I created
> the file using 7zip (which is the best zip program, and not malware) but it
> opens fine with everything else I've got.
>
> Maybe your newsgroup reader doesn't like zip attachments? You could try it using
> the web interface:
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.scene-files/thread/%3Cweb.4f564c38fa81888da4faf9d60%40news.povray.org%3E/
>
>

 From his header:
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Maybe some random glitch during the transfert...


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