Shouldn't you be able to specify a default finish that would apply to
each entry of a texture map ...  I have a texture map that has almost a
dozen entries, but only want to tweak a couple of the entries. The rest
I want to make ALL the same finish. Default finish .... right? No syntax
errors ... just not working as I'd expect :-(

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Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> Shouldn't you be able to specify a default finish that would apply to
> each entry of a texture map ...  I have a texture map that has almost a
> dozen entries, but only want to tweak a couple of the entries. The rest
> I want to make ALL the same finish. Default finish .... right? No syntax
> errors ... just not working as I'd expect :-(

Yes, each object automatically uses the default texture unless you override it
(or some part of it, e.g., the finish) in your object declaration.

Try declaring a named finish and use that as the finish in any texture map
entries that should use default and see if that works as expected.

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On 02/16/2011 01:59 PM, Robert McGregor wrote:
> Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
>> Shouldn't you be able to specify a default finish that would apply to
>> each entry of a texture map ...  I have a texture map that has almost a
>> dozen entries, but only want to tweak a couple of the entries. The rest
>> I want to make ALL the same finish. Default finish .... right? No syntax
>> errors ... just not working as I'd expect :-(
> 
> Yes, each object automatically uses the default texture unless you override it
> (or some part of it, e.g., the finish) in your object declaration.
> 
> Try declaring a named finish and use that as the finish in any texture map
> entries that should use default and see if that works as expected.

at your suggestion I went through a little exercise of what works and
what wasn't and discovered a self inflicted wound ... don't you just
hate it when that happens (goes quietly back into the corner and cleans
up sloppy code)

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On 16/02/2011 6:36 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> don't you just
> hate it when that happens (goes quietly back into the corner and cleans
> up sloppy code)

Oh! Yes! ;-)

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Regards
     Stephen

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"Stephen" <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom> schreef in bericht 
news:4d5c2177$1@news.povray.org...
> On 16/02/2011 6:36 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> don't you just
>> hate it when that happens (goes quietly back into the corner and cleans
>> up sloppy code)
>
> Oh! Yes! ;-)

<sigh> indeed...;-)

Thomas

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