Le 16-01-16 14:32, clipka a écrit :
> Am 16.01.2016 um 06:40 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>> On 1/14/2016 5:55 PM, clipka wrote:
>>> Am 14.01.2016 um 08:18 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>>>> The section on the looks_like statement is missing an syntax example for
>>>> when you are using it properly. I find this statement kind of confusing,
>>>> and would like the docs to explain it better.
>>>
>>> The content of the inbuilt documentation is maintained on the POV-Ray
>>> Wiki (http://wiki.povray.org); you are more than welcome to actively
>>> contribute to its improvement.
>>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, I am still trying to figure out how it works.
>
> Design an object that looks the way you want the light source to look,
> and insert it into the light source as the content of the
> "looks_like{...}" block.
>
> The only caveat that I know of is in where to place the object. IIRC it
> is auto-translated to the light source position, so you need to design
> it as if the light source was at <0,0,0>. I /think/ that little detail
> is indeed missing from the docs.
>

The looks_like coordinates are relative to the light_source to whitch 
it's attached.
I think that it was not always the case, but it's the case since version 
3.5, or maybe earlier.

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