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13 Jul 2025 23:36:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Antony Gormley simulation  
From: Stephen
Date: 4 Dec 2017 09:02:59
Message: <5a255593$1@news.povray.org>
On 04/12/2017 12:45, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> 
>> I've not been following the technical side of the discussion. I thought
>> you were scanning a mesh. Which generally only defines a surface. At
>> least Poser ones do.
> 
> They are, until you define an inside_vector, and then it's a solid.
> POV-Ray squawked about the mesh I was using not being a solid object when I
> tried to use inside() until I defined an inside_vector.
> 
> 

I need to look at your code and hope I can see what you are doing.
I don't recognise that warning/error. But I always use PoseRay to 
convert OBJ files to Mesh2 and it always includes an inside vector.
What version of Pov are you using?


>>> I think Thomas was merely suggesting that you poke a few holes in a mesh for
>>> testing purposes.
>>
>> I had better read the thread again. Something is not meshing. ;)
> 
> You're either not sober and should be, or sober and shouldn't be.
> 
> 
> 
> 

I resemble that remark. :(

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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