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From: nemesis
Subject: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 25 Aug 2010 15:43:33
Message: <4c757265$1@news.povray.org>
The builtin manual coming with the latest Windows 3.7 beta says 
texture_list in mesh2 objects is optional.  But I try to remove it and 
povray complains about "Texture index out of range".

BTW, what's the matter with the wiki?  It mentions mesh2, but no links 
nor descriptions.  Is it going out of style in favor of older mesh?

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From: clipka
Subject: Re: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 25 Aug 2010 16:11:29
Message: <4c7578f1$1@news.povray.org>
Am 25.08.2010 21:43, schrieb nemesis:
> The builtin manual coming with the latest Windows 3.7 beta says
> texture_list in mesh2 objects is optional. But I try to remove it and
> povray complains about "Texture index out of range".

The texture_list section is optional /under some circumstances/. More 
specifically, it is only optional if your face_indices don't contain any 
texture index values, i.e. if it has the following format:

     face_indices
     {
       number_of_faces,
       <index_a, index_b, index_c>,
       <index_a, index_b, index_c>,
       ...
     }


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 25 Aug 2010 16:50:00
Message: <web.4c7581f3d923b706773c9a3e0@news.povray.org>
clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> The texture_list section is optional /under some circumstances/. More
> specifically, it is only optional if your face_indices don't contain any
> texture index values, i.e. if it has the following format:
>
>      face_indices
>      {
>        number_of_faces,
>        <index_a, index_b, index_c>,
>        <index_a, index_b, index_c>,
>        ...
>      }

thanks, clipka.  I think someone with wiki access could just paste this
paragraph somewhere. :)


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 25 Aug 2010 19:35:48
Message: <4c75a8d4$1@news.povray.org>
On 08/25/2010 04:43 PM, nemesis wrote:
> The builtin manual coming with the latest Windows 3.7 beta says
> texture_list in mesh2 objects is optional.  But I try to remove it and
> povray complains about "Texture index out of range".

are you talking about section 3.4.2.4 ... if not please specify.

> BTW, what's the matter with the wiki?  It mentions mesh2, but no links
> nor descriptions.  Is it going out of style in favor of older mesh?

and it's located here:
http://wiki.povray.org/content/Documentation:Reference_Section_4.2#Mesh2

appears the same as distribution docs ... agreed it's pretty sparse, so
I'm not 100% sure what you mean when you said "no links nor descriptions"


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 25 Aug 2010 19:46:24
Message: <4c75ab50$1@news.povray.org>
On 08/25/2010 05:10 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 25.08.2010 21:43, schrieb nemesis:
>> The builtin manual coming with the latest Windows 3.7 beta says
>> texture_list in mesh2 objects is optional. But I try to remove it and
>> povray complains about "Texture index out of range".
> 
> The texture_list section is optional /under some circumstances/. More
> specifically, it is only optional if your face_indices don't contain any
> texture index values, i.e. if it has the following format:
> 
>     face_indices
>     {
>       number_of_faces,
>       <index_a, index_b, index_c>,
>       <index_a, index_b, index_c>,
>       ...
>     }

There are some other clean up opportunities on this page so I'll add the
above clarification when I'm doing the cleanup!


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 25 Aug 2010 21:10:00
Message: <web.4c75be4ad923b7061d5b3dfa0@news.povray.org>
Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> and it's located here:
> http://wiki.povray.org/content/Documentation:Reference_Section_4.2#Mesh2

True, sorry.  I did a quick search and in that page there was a reference to
mesh2, but no links nor further description.  I didn't realize the wiki
contained the official docs.

yes, that's the exact section and it'd be useful to have that info there.


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 26 Aug 2010 08:58:42
Message: <4c766502$1@news.povray.org>
On 08/25/2010 10:07 PM, nemesis wrote:
> Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
>> and it's located here:
>> http://wiki.povray.org/content/Documentation:Reference_Section_4.2#Mesh2
> 
> True, sorry.  I did a quick search and in that page there was a reference to
> mesh2, but no links nor further description.  I didn't realize the wiki
> contained the official docs.
> 
> yes, that's the exact section and it'd be useful to have that info there.
> 
> 
done ...


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: optional mesh2 texture_list?
Date: 26 Aug 2010 11:58:36
Message: <4c768f2c$1@news.povray.org>
Jim Holsenback escreveu:
> On 08/25/2010 10:07 PM, nemesis wrote:
>> Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
>>> and it's located here:
>>> http://wiki.povray.org/content/Documentation:Reference_Section_4.2#Mesh2
>> True, sorry.  I did a quick search and in that page there was a reference to
>> mesh2, but no links nor further description.  I didn't realize the wiki
>> contained the official docs.
>>
>> yes, that's the exact section and it'd be useful to have that info there.
>>
>>
> done ...

great, dude!  Thanks!

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