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29 Jul 2024 06:26:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Need help generating a cylindrical solid  
From: Chaanakya
Date: 28 Aug 2012 11:40:01
Message: <web.503ce5a451bfcea0b62e53d00@news.povray.org>
"Chaanakya" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "Chaanakya" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> wrote:
> > > Chaanakya wrote:
> > >
> > > > See how you can see the blue?  It doesn't make sense! I'm trying to figure out
> > > > why, when I cut it symmetrically with respect to the origin, this occurs.
> > >
> > > I think your y cutting planes may not be what you intended

> > >
> > > You probably want
> > >
> > > plane { -y,-0.1 }
> > > plane {  y,-0.1 }
> >
> > Thanks Christian!  Yeah, I realized that (see my third post).  Now I have a
> > different problem.  Even if I do a difference on the two objects, I can't see
> > curved_1 (or a hole in the difference) and I'm trying to figure out what might
> > be the cause of that.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > - Chaanakya
>
> No worries.  It's the old friend Mr. Coincidental Surfaces :P  This problem has
> been resolved! :)
>
> - Chaanakya

Looks like I spoke too quickly :P  I found yet another problem :(  Using this
method, I can only generate 'layers', so to speak, on the back part of the
resulting curved slab (the part that curves away from the viewer).  How do I
generate layers throughout the solid?

Thanks!

- Chaanakya


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