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From: Bald Eagle
Subject: Re: Cutty Sark
Date: 20 Aug 2025 10:05:00
Message: <web.68a5d5f5392cce91da82d88b25979125@news.povray.org>
"Mr" <m******r******at_hotmail_dot_fr> wrote:
> "Ton" <ton### [at] gmailcom> wrote:

> >   Rope.inc (Ryoichi Suzuki, 21 jan 2001) uses a spline to create a mesh (see
> > attached image).
> >   Rigging.inc (Chris Colefax, 28 april 1998, modified Tim McMurdo, 28 February
> > 2005) to create rigging with tackle and blocks and rope and knots.

> This rope looks great, nice include if it's straight out of it!

IIRC, Suzuki's macro makes really impressive looking rope "right out of the
box".


As a directly related aside:

I don't know if we have a readily accessible Colefax macro repository, but I
don't recall seeing the Rigging.inc.

It would be nice if someone could post an archive of the complete Colefax
macros, and I can probably put it on my use page so that it's easy to find.

I was also searching some stuff and found a reference to John VanSickle's
reorient_trans macro in an academic paper! ( :D )

I had to use the WayBack Machine to access his old web page - so I'll probably
try to copy-paste those onto my page, so that they aren't lost in the sands of
time.

- BE


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Cutty Sark
Date: 21 Aug 2025 08:12:11
Message: <68a70d1b$1@news.povray.org>
Op 20-8-2025 om 16:04 schreef Bald Eagle:
> It would be nice if someone could post an archive of the complete Colefax
> macros, and I can probably put it on my use page so that it's easy to find.
> 
I guess I made a mistake somewhere and sent an attachment with my Chris 
Colefax stuff directly to you instead of here. Sorry Bill :-/

That's what happens when one is out of the running for too long...

-- 
Thomas


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From: Bald Eagle
Subject: Re: Cutty Sark
Date: 21 Aug 2025 09:35:00
Message: <web.68a71f5d392cce91da82d88b25979125@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:

> I guess I made a mistake somewhere and sent an attachment with my Chris
> Colefax stuff directly to you instead of here. Sorry Bill :-/
>
> That's what happens when one is out of the running for too long...


I would trade all of the Chris Colefax macros to see you here.  :)

Welcome back.  It's good to see you.
Wishing all the best for you.

 - BW


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Cutty Sark
Date: 22 Aug 2025 03:34:17
Message: <68a81d79$1@news.povray.org>
Op 21-8-2025 om 15:30 schreef Bald Eagle:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> 
>> I guess I made a mistake somewhere and sent an attachment with my Chris
>> Colefax stuff directly to you instead of here. Sorry Bill :-/
>>
>> That's what happens when one is out of the running for too long...
> 
> 
> I would trade all of the Chris Colefax macros to see you here.  :)
> 
<blush> That is very kind of you indeed, Bill; thank you very much! I 
hope the Colefax files can be of some use to you. I have not looked at 
them for ages.

> Welcome back.  It's good to see you.
> Wishing all the best for you.
> 
We'll see how it goes... I am mostly watching from somewhere in the 
background these days. RL takes its toll unfortunately.

-- 
Thomas


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