POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.animations : Train : Re: Train Server Time
28 Apr 2024 10:08:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Train  
From: HelveticaFanatic
Date: 18 Jul 2008 03:55:00
Message: <web.48804bad729c10115f60ef1e0@news.povray.org>
Leroy Whetstone <lrw### [at] joplincom> wrote:
> HelveticaFanatic wrote:
> > How can I make an animation of a train that follows curves and elevation? Is
> > there anyway to lay track on it, either?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
> Splines are the way to go like 'Reactor' said.
> I would also say start first with the height field. I have a series of
> programs for making them.(written for win98) One of witch uses contour
> lines to make a height field, One to manipulate height fields and One to
> place things on them.
> They are here:
>   http://leroywhetstone.s5.com

Is the height field just for the landscape? Splines can go up and down, too, so
I assume that I should use that. This is a subway, so I think that there
wouldn't be height fields, right?


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