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  Re: difference declared mesh2 object  
From: MichaelJF
Date: 27 Dec 2012 13:00:00
Message: <web.50dc8c069596b06828b22f720@news.povray.org>
Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> MichaelJF <mi-### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
> > Yes, warp is right completelly. You can put the inside statement immediately
> > before the closing bracket "}" of the mesh2-definition, the direction itself is
> > not important but the inside_vector must exist.
>
> (One might ask that if the direction is not important, then why it has to
> be specified. The direction is not important only for *closed* meshes. For
> open meshes it makes a huge difference which direction you choose.)
>
> --
>                                                           - Warp

Ah, yes, you are right. But as I understand it so far, open meshes are a problem
even with a proper inside_vector.

Michael


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