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30 Jul 2024 12:23:19 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Help with Modeling a Truck  
From: Christopher Koeber
Date: 15 Apr 2004 17:16:54
Message: <407efbc5@news.povray.org>
Dear Mr. Hughes,
        Thanks, that help a bit. I was wondering what I could of done 
to make that part of the truck better!
Sincerely,
Christopher Koeber

Hughes, B. wrote:

> "Christopher Koeber" <c_k### [at] myrealboxcom> wrote in message
> news:407df9b6@news.povray.org...
>> Dear All,
> 
> That must include me too.
> 
>> The problem that I have currently is with getting the
>> front of the truck (and the truck in general) to look more smooth than it
>> is right now. Any suggestions? Anything I missed?
> 
> The box being differenced from the first superellipsoid (for the truck
> front end) is creating the sharp edged upper side. You could use just the
> superellipsoid itself, no CSG done to it, and just round it out more by
> using larger numbers, e.g. <0.15,0.15>. It would need to be scaled smaller
> in the y and moved downward (-y) some too.
> 
> Maybe that's of some help, just not sure if I guessed exactly right about
> what you were asking.
> 
> Bob H.


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