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30 Jul 2024 02:21:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Co-planar polygons  
From: kurtz le pirate
Date: 20 Nov 2004 01:22:17
Message: <kurtzlepirate-340B66.07221720112004@news.povray.org>
In article <419e827f$1@news.povray.org>,
 Mike Thorn <mik### [at] realitycheckmultimediacom> wrote:

>>I'm creating a polygon object and getting a strange error on it.
>>
>>polygon {
>>   5
>>   <.7,-1.1,.5>,
>>   <-.6,-1,.4>,
>>   <-.3,-1,-.4>,
>>   <-.4,-1.1,-.5>,
>>   <.7,-1.1,.5>
>>}
>>
>>The file renders, but that poly doesn't show and I get the following 
>>error: "Parse Warning: Points in polygon are not co-planar. Ignoring 
>>plygons." Several other polys using some of the same points render just 
>>fine.
>>
>>What am I doing wrong??
>>
>>~Mike

  strange... points for polygon are defined with x and y coord. only !
  take a look at http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/294/
  and http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/69/

  klp


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