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31 Jul 2024 00:25:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: fast rounded box  
From: JWV
Date: 18 May 2003 13:36:50
Message: <3ec7c4b2$1@news.povray.org>
> have a look at "shapes.inc"

doh!
should read the manual more...


"Wolfgang Landauer" <w.l### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
news:200### [at] ID-35955newsdfncisde...
> "JWV" <jwv|at|planet.nl> killed the keyboard with:
>
> > I made a simple macro to create rounded boxes, so you dont't have to
> > fool around with slow superellipsoids. My RoundedBox renders in 1/3 (!)
> > of the time of a superellipsoid. There are some drawbacks, but it might
> > be usefull.
>
> have a look at "shapes.inc"
>
> especially
> Round_Box_Union(PtA, PtB, EdgeRadius),
> Round_Box_Merge(PtA, PtB, EdgeRadius) and
> Round_Box(PtA, PtB, EdgeRadius, UseMerge)
>
> HTH
>
> Wolfgang
> --
>    .-.   This is Linux Country.
>    /v\   On a quiet night, you
>  /(   )\ can hear Windows reboot.
>   ^^ ^^  LFS-No.: 120


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