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2 May 2024 23:01:40 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Cloud with fill light  
From: jr
Date: 30 Jan 2019 13:10:01
Message: <web.5c51e7518da54bb248892b50@news.povray.org>
hi,

"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> ... Apparently, there was an unofficial patched version of POV-Ray (3.5xx)
> that could create df3 files *directly* from a pigment or pattern.
> He referenced this patch, from 2002...
> https://staff.aist.go.jp/r-suzuki/e/povray/iso/df_body.htm
> I guess this never made it into an official release. It would certainly save
> time and coding effort

if you can lay your hands on the data, "df3util" will convert R Suzuki style
EDFD to DF3.  </shameless-plug>

> (also, no pattern-to-.tga image slices to deal with in order to 'build' a
> df3, AFAIU.)


regards, jr.


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