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  Re: normal indices in mesh2  
From: Mike Williams
Date: 3 Aug 2005 16:02:48
Message: <gGyL+BAFhR8CFwnS@econym.demon.co.uk>
Wasn't it sokermaniac11 who wrote:
>can anyone explain to me how the normal indices work in mesh2? i have 2
>normals for each of my vertex vectors, and i cant find a good documentation
>of how the normal_indices are supposed to be set up. I know that if i have
>the same number of normals and vertexs, then the indices are the same. but
>if i have more normals, how do i tell povray which normals go with which
>vertex? or does the normal_indice only work if you have less normals than
>vertexs?

Place two vertices at the same point in space, and apply the different
normals to them. A polygon that needs the first normal uses the first
copy of that vertex and a polygon that needs the second normal uses the
second copy of that vertex.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure


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