On 23/08/2014 18:51, William F Pokorny wrote:
> I've made a couple previous runs at using the relatively new tiling
> patterns finding some things working and others not. Today finally
> figured out the tiling pattern requires 7 significant digits in the map
> file used with the pattern when into values like 0.316666...
> 
> The scenes/textures/patterns/tiling.pov example writes only 4
> significant digits & I was using that code to create my maps.
> 
> I'd suggest updating the tiling example to write 7 significant digits  &
> perhaps a note about this should made in the documentation too. Tiling
> 23,3 is an example with the issue should folks want to verify.
> 
> Not really sure why more accuracy is required. It only affects parts of
> some tiles within any given tiling pattern with the issue.
> 
> Bill P.

You should use fraction, it is simpler and not limited in precision
(well, let povray handles that point).

Tiling 23 is using 3 tiles, how do you split 1.0 in 3 parts of same
size, when the underluying arithmetic is bound to binary representation ?

Now, maybe an update of the scenes/textures/patterns/tiling.pov example ?

-- 
IQ of crossposters with FU: 100 / (number of groups)
IQ of crossposters without FU: 100 / (1 + number of groups)
IQ of multiposters: 100 / ( (number of groups) * (number of groups))

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