In thinking about how to undertake such a project, I guess that one would need to have information processed in one frame to be available in the next frame.   Most of the algorithms talk about each individual's properties being a moving average of those of the collective.

I know that Povray 3.1 has the ability to write and read files.  Is there any way for 3.02 to have a variable declaration made in one frame available to the next frame?

Jon A. Cruz wrote:

Try

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