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5 Oct 2024 14:02:14 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Realistic Looking Water (plane)  
From: Optium
Date: 24 Jan 2003 11:55:55
Message: <3e31701b$1@news.povray.org>
I'll remember to post in a different group next time :P but thanks alot for
the link, I know Christoph's page is a nice page, but I had never seen a
water tutorial on it before. Anyway, thanks again for the help, it's GREATLY
appreciated.
-Optium

"hughes, b." <omn### [at] charternet> wrote in message
news:3e30bcf0@news.povray.org...
> Yes, many have asked, many have tried, some have succeeded, others have
> failed. *sigh*
>
> But anyway... :-)  "realistic" usually means you either need to employ
> fresnel reflection and a media or fog or fade_color into the water object.
> Or... also use a isosurface instead of a plain plane.
>
> Here's one tutorial: http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/water/
>
> POV news groups hint:
> It can be much better to ask questions at povray.newusers or
povray.general
> than in these specific places which are intended for posting the type of
> items as per the group name, e.g. a tutorial  :-)
> You can get more visibility at the higher traffic groups and it's kind of
> mentioned in the FAQ group about it anyhow.
>
>


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