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From: POVManiac
Subject: Re: Bullet
Date: 3 Apr 2010 12:00:01
Message: <web.4bb765279f521821d9baecb00@news.povray.org>
"Dave Blandston" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> This is just a simple bullet made as a lathe object. I wanted to smooth the
> sharp corners but I wasn't able to get any of the built-in curve types to work
> for that purpose. I had to use a linear_spline and make faceted corners to round
> them off. But anyway, you can't see any difference in the final product, which
> is a 7.62 x 39mm cartidge. I selected that particular round because it's
> historically important, and there happens to be a diagram showing the
> measurements on the Wikipedia website. (Actually, only the casing is a
> linear_spline. The bullet itself is a cubic_spline.)
>
> Regards,
> Dave Blandston

I think you need to give the jackets a more metalic look like a medium dark
reflective chrome like maybe T_chrome3. The models look great though.


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