"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "King George" <kin### [at] seychellessc> schreef in bericht
> news:web.47a6c160f58dad54ea4905ab0@news.povray.org...
> > Hi
> > Im new to POVRAY.
> > I want to make an oval shape ( a bit like a rugby ball )
> > then mirror it, finishing with translation etc...
> > My problem is how do I go about doing the oval first. Any alteration to
> > the
> > sphere? or is it something completely different?
> > Any help will be greatly appreciated. Tutorials?
> >
>
> A warm welcome to the world of POV-Ray!!
>
> Basically, an oval shape is very easy by scaling a sphere:
>
> sphere {
>   <0, 1, 0>, 0.5
>   scale <1, 1.5, 1>
> }
>
> In this example, an oval object oriented along the y-axis is made.
>
> Be aware that transformations in POV-Ray are always done from/at the origin
> and in the order scale-rotate-translate. So, if you translate before you
> scale or rotate, your object will not be where you expect it to be. Before
> all else, read carefully the documentation and do the tutorial examples
> provided. It is the best way to start using POV-Ray. And of course, cry for
> help when necessary :-)
>
> Thomas


Hi Thomas,
MERSI BOKOU ;) THANKS A LOT:) That realy help. I am actualy going thru the tuts.
But I had this idea that I want to try out, maybe one day I'll post it.
Once again THANKS.

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