"Solar Mike" <wem### [at] yahooca> wrote:
> "Cousin Ricky" <rickysttATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
> > "Solar Mike" <wem### [at] yahooca> wrote:
> > > I was modelling a pop can using a couple bezier spline lathes and there is a
> > > reflection that does not look right to me.  I am confident the segment
> > > boundaries are straight but the reflection does not seem to match the curve.
> >
> > Have you tried clipping the lathe (or intersecting it) with plane { -z, 0 } to
> > see if it looks straight from that point of view?
>
> I have done that and it seems fine to me.  I've attached an orthographic view
> straight on from the side.  It's not perfect by any stretch but it is pretty
> close.

I noticed that at the top your can has a dark band at the bend (and a less
visible lighter one in the middle) although logically I would say there is no
reason for that color shift. Maybe that has the same background as your
reflection problem?

Joost

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