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From: David Vincent-Jones
Subject: Point of Intersection
Date: 5 Jun 1999 12:56:31
Message: <375956bf@netplex.aussie.org>
When I move, for instance, a box towards a height field, there is a point
where the box visually disappears inside the height field. We could call
this the 'crash' point.
This location can be very hard to calculate with irregular objects, but
given the optimal view-point it is very easy to see.
Is there any way in which I can get system feedback when a portion of the
'box' is obscured?


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From: Peter Popov
Subject: Re: Point of Intersection
Date: 5 Jun 1999 17:32:00
Message: <375c967d.38406918@news.povray.org>
On Sat, 5 Jun 1999 09:45:09 -0700, "David Vincent-Jones"
<geo### [at] galaxynetcom> wrote:

>When I move, for instance, a box towards a height field, there is a point
>where the box visually disappears inside the height field. We could call
>this the 'crash' point.
>This location can be very hard to calculate with irregular objects, but
>given the optimal view-point it is very easy to see.
>Is there any way in which I can get system feedback when a portion of the
>'box' is obscured?
>
This is currently only possible using the "trace" function of the
superpatch, afaik.

Peter Popov
ICQ: 15002700


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