POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : Location, Location, Location : Re: Location, Location, Location Server Time
29 Jul 2024 16:33:38 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Location, Location, Location  
From: Kyle
Date: 3 Jul 2005 09:33:39
Message: <62qfc1h42b4rll8vcb7qg3qhhvsgltau6m@4ax.com>
The numbers are x, y, z.  I'm not sure why you wouldn't think so.

BTW, I just noticed the first link I gave you was for the camera, not
for the light source.  Oops.  Here's the correct link to the
light_source in the manual:

http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/308/


Kyle


On Sat,  2 Jul 2005 23:54:26 EDT, "waynehays1" <way### [at] yahoocom>
wrote:

>Maybe I'm slow but I still don't get it.  Are the three numbers x, y, z?  I
>don't think so, but I cant tell what they are.
>
>Wayne
>
>
>Kyle <hob### [at] gatenet> wrote:
>> You must not have looked in the manual!!!  Look here:
>>
>> http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/246/
>>
>> to get a description of the light_source.  Location is
>> self-explanatory, its a vector describing the location of the
>> light_source.
>>
>> Look here:
>>
>> http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/229/
>>
>> for more info on vectors.  Look here:
>>
>> http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/15/
>>
>> for an explanation of POV-Ray's coordinate system.
>>
>> That should pretty much cover it.
>>
>>
>> Kyle
>>
>>
>> On Sat,  2 Jul 2005 22:41:45 EDT, "waynehays1" <way### [at] yahoocom>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >What do the three numbers for Light Source Location represent?  I have
>> >looked all over for this info, but to no avail.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>
>
>


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