In article <40902c97@news.povray.org>,
 "Gilles Tran" <gitran_nospam_@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> Now, not all textures require uv-mapping and many times one can get away
> with traditional  procedural mapping. What is a "carbon texture" exactly?

I'm guessing he's talking about a carbon fiber cloth composite. The 
weave of the cloth is getting distorted by the UV mapping.
Here's some good carbon cloth pictures:
http://www.stickerpimp.com/projectmazda/dash/airbag/

It would be a challenge to create a good texture for this...it is very 
view-dependent, so a simple image_map clearly won't give a very 
realistic result.

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