POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Curved Prism : Re: Curved Prism Server Time
5 Nov 2024 08:24:06 EST (-0500)
  Re: Curved Prism  
From: Cousin Ricky
Date: 19 Sep 2005 14:25:00
Message: <web.432f016fc8855f1743a5e2560@news.povray.org>
"BassPlayer" <rha### [at] uccsedu> wrote:
> How do I make a curved prism?  I created the object below by making a prism
> and intersecting it with a tube (difference between two cylinders.)
>
> Is there a better way?  I wanted to add a border to this, but I don't know
> how to match the curves.  It'd be a lot simpler if I could just make the
> prism, add the adornment, then curve the entire object.

Understanding the Concept of Splines
http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/60/

Teaching An Old Spline New Tricks
http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/62/

These pages have examples of how to match curves with cubic_spline and
bezier_spline.


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