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30 Jul 2024 10:16:51 EDT (-0400)
  Re: How to make a plane solid  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 21 Jun 2004 12:15:02
Message: <cb71cd$76a$1@chho.imagico.de>
K wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> How can I make a plane solid? In more detail: I have a complex polygon (2D)
> and want to give that polygon a depth (3D). How do I do that? Just scaling
> the polygon doesn't work. I think that's because the "depth" of a plane
> polygon is just 0 so x*0 is still 0.

What are you talking about - planes or polygons?  Planes are solid in 
POV-Ray in the way that everything below the plane surface is inside the 
plane.  Polygons are not.  If you are looking for a shape that resembles 
an extrusion of a polygon you could have a look at the prism shape.

Christoph

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