Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote:
> ttread wrote:
> > I want to create multiple images that differ only by one or two variables,
> > such as the width of one object and the value of a text string.
> >
> > I was trying to find a way to do this by passing parameters to povray from a
> > batch file, but couldn't find a way to do it.
>
> povray [options] Declare=identifier=value

Yep, thanks, that's what I was looking for.

>
> > The animation feature allows external control of the Clock value, but it's
> > not suited for the purpose I need.
>
> Huh?  There are lost of sample scenes coming with POV-Ray that do
> exactly this.  For example
>
> incdemo/i_internal.pov
> incdemo/glasses/samp_demo.pov
> incdemo/glasses/glass.pov
> textures/patterns/crackle_form.pov
> portfolio/*
>

You are correct;  however, I thought there must be a better way.

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