POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Egg : Re: Egg Server Time
13 Jul 2025 05:57:36 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Egg  
From: Stephen
Date: 2 May 2017 04:03:20
Message: <59083d48$1@news.povray.org>
On 5/2/2017 8:48 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 2-5-2017 9:25, Stephen wrote:
>> On 5/2/2017 7:48 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>
>>> This all makes a lot of sense indeed.
>>
>> Gosh! a first. :-)
>
> Really?
>

I meant a first for today.

>>
>>> Generally, I do not build a scene
>>> with a particular scale in mind so I just assemble the elements and let
>>> the observer do the rest.
>>
>> I'm the same. I tend to build my scenes small. For some reason I don't
>> like wasting Pov space. Which means I use a lot of decimals but decimals
>> are cheap.
>
> They are indeed. However, I try to avoid too small ones. They are more
> difficult to find when they drop to the floor. :-)
>

Alt+ LMB + drag scoops them up. :-)
(Bishop3D setting)

>>
>>
>>> Thus, a landscape can very well be built by
>>> either relatively small elements or by big ones, I do not care as I am
>>> only interested in the final effect.
>>
>> I tend to use Poser figures as a reference. Michael is about six feet,
>> in my mind.
>
> Typically, I scale the figures to the environment they are to live in. :-)
>

I was talking my dreams. In truth I scale my scenes by the first object 
I create.

>>
>>>
>>> With SSLT it seems I have to be much more careful.... ;-)
>>>
>>
>> I am sure if Clikpa were about. He would agree. ;-)
>>
>>
>
> Ah! The Clipka! He seems to have gone on holiday? Shame. He /knows/ he
> cannot go without our permission. ;-)
>

As long as he hasn't taken a marching band with him. It is okay. ;-)

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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