POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : csg woes : Re: csg woes Server Time
18 Apr 2024 23:53:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: csg woes  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 28 Apr 2017 03:52:40
Message: <5902f4c8$1@news.povray.org>
On 28-4-2017 9:03, dick balaska wrote:
> I have a weird simple csg error that I'm missing the solution to.
> I'm trying to make a TV with rounded corners for the picture tube.
> Seems simple enough.
> union {
>    difference {
>       tvBox
>       tvTubeCutout
>    }
>    rectangle_with_image_to_stick_in_TV
> }
>
> but my rounded corners, inside corners for the screen are not working.
> Can someone take a look?
>

Because you are using 'merge'? Replace by 'union' and all will be well.

If not applied on transparent objects, merge should be avoided as it 
also is slower than union.


-- 
Thomas


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