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19 Apr 2024 00:33:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Reserved keyword "steps" ?  
From: Alain
Date: 4 Dec 2017 20:02:35
Message: <5a25f02b$1@news.povray.org>
Le 17-12-04 à 18:59, Bald Eagle a écrit :
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>> Is it a secret feature....
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> Yes.   Look no further.   I've already said too much already.
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> The bicubic_patch has v_steps and u_steps.
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http://news.povray.org/povray.general/message/%3C374EC19C.39285F01%40aol.com%3E/#%3C374EC19C.39285F01%40aol.com%3E
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> I'm wondering if there's some other primitive that might have been under
> consideration for implementation, or an existing one that might have benefited
> from the addition of a keyword...
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> Could be so many things.
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http://wiki.povray.org/content/HowTo:Turn_a_continuous_function_into_a_stepped_function
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http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C44b79dae$1@news.povray.org%3E/?ttop=373263&toff=1550
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http://news.povray.org/povray.unofficial.patches/thread/%3C39A30BD5.5E049847@club-internet.fr%3E/
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http://news.povray.org/povray.news-submissions/thread/%3C40a14e8c%40news.povray.org%3E/
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> OH - HEY!   is "step" a CAD file format?
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http://news.povray.org/povray.advanced-users/thread/%3Cweb.53bc16a761a21688e9033540@news.povray.org%3E/
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http://news.povray.org/povray.tools.general/thread/%3Cweb.4b7a2608fde57a8dda6353d60%40news.povray.org%3E/
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looking at u_steps and v_steps, I wonder if someone though of using a 
single steps parameter to define both?

Something like "steps Value" as a shortcut to "u_steps Value v_steps Value"


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