POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Arches : Re: Arches Server Time
26 Apr 2024 07:20:56 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Arches  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 10 Mar 2018 03:09:37
Message: <5aa392c1$1@news.povray.org>
On 9-3-2018 21:41, Stephen wrote:
> On 09/03/2018 18:29, Leroy wrote:
> 
>> Simple questions like this probably should be in the new user group.
>> But as to your problem, POV's CSG should do the trick.
>>
>> 3.4.5.4 Constructive Solid Geometry in the documention should help.
>>
>> I really hate to tell you more. Part of the fun I have with POV when I 
>> first
>> started was trying to figure these things out. Once you learn 
>> something you can
>> add to it to make somethings else. Of course a few hints along the way 
>> can't
>> hurt!
>>
>> Look at 3.4.7.1.22 Radial Pattern for ideas of how to get the colors 
>> you need.
>>
>> Have Fun!
>>
>>
>>
> 
> An old timer. :-)
> Hints rather than solutions at first. :-)
> But if that doesn't help ask again. We don't want to publish spoilers. 
> In case we spoil your fun.
> 
> 
> There are macros that will give you macros to give different types of 
> arches. It just takes good google-fu to find them. IIRC Thomas wrote one 
> for a cobblestone street. In a horizontal arch configuration.
> 

I wrote the cobblestone macro (in the Objects Collection) but failed on 
the arched version. My call for help went not unanswered: Chris B 
uploaded a macro set (CurvedPaving) to the Collection in 2008.

-- 
Thomas


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