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From: Dan Connelly
Subject: Re: Curved Cones?
Date: 12 Nov 1998 19:13:22
Message: <364B7992.288EE018@flash.net>
The continuous version of this can be represented
by a simple spherical_sweep object.  Spherical_sweeps
are patched into TMPOV (3.02) and SuperPatch (3.1).
See http://twysted.net/PatchStation/ for more info.

Dan


Mick Hazelgrove wrote:
> 
> Try
> 
> #declare Count = 0;
> #declare Radius = 5;
> #declare Angle = 0;
> #declare SphRad = 1;
> 
> #while(Count<99)
> 
> sphere{0,SphRad pigment{White}
>         translate <0,Radius,0>
>         rotate z*Angle
>         }
> 
> #declare Count = Count +1;
> #declare Angle = Angle +1;
> #declare SphRad = SphRad - 0.01;
> 
> #end
> 
> All the Best
> 
> Mick
> bankspad wrote in message <364B1C4F.AC5F0ADD@pacbell.net>...
> >I am trying to create shapes much like horns, antlers, a snake's fangs,
> >etc. but am clueless as to how to go about it. Can anyone help with
> >this?
> >
> >KB-
> >

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From: How
Subject: Re: Curved Cones?
Date: 12 Jan 1999 22:54:25
Message: <369c18f1.0@news.povray.org>
Why not use spatch, it is the easiest way for this type of shape.
www.cableone.net/alyson/spatch.html

bankspad wrote in message <364B1C4F.AC5F0ADD@pacbell.net>...
>I am trying to create shapes much like horns, antlers, a snake's fangs,
>etc. but am clueless as to how to go about it. Can anyone help with
>this?
>
>KB-
>


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From: Thomas Willhalm
Subject: Re: Curved Cones?
Date: 13 Jan 1999 11:21:02
Message: <qqmiuebb0up.fsf@goldach.fmi.uni-konstanz.de>
bankspad <ban### [at] pacbellnet> writes:

> I am trying to create shapes much like horns, antlers, a snake's fangs,
> etc. but am clueless as to how to go about it. Can anyone help with
> this?

Perhaps include file no. 9 ("claws") at 
http://user.baden-online.de/~mbachman/pile/geom_ger.htm
is what you're looking for.

Thomas

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