"Skeety" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "busabus" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > I've been out of the POV scene for quite a few years (since I left
> > compuserve!) and I'm trying to get back into it.
> >
> > I'm attempting to create a 3D 5-pointed star that is faceted like a gem,
> > kind of like this
> > http://www.lidinc.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/SM%20STAR%20K166%20GIF.jpg,
> > and it's bugging me.  I know I could create it by calculating the points
> > and putting them into a mesh, but there must be a simpler way of getting
> > POV to do all the hard work.
> >
> > Any pointers/links etc would be really helpful.
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Dan
>
> Using math, and pyrimids, I think you might be able to create one
> pretty easy.

Seeing as there isn't a pyramid primitive (please correct me if I'm wrong)
are you suggesting using cubes and plane intersections?

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