Someone made an engraving?



GRedway <GRe### [at] Totalisecouk> wrote:
> Mmmmnn, that's given me an idea.....<wonders off in a daze>....
>
>  Graham Redway.
>
> ------------------------------------
> The chances of anything coming from
> Mars are a million to one, he said.
> ------------------------------------
>
> Gitay Kryger wrote:
> >
> > Great PoV gurus,
> >
> > I am a green, yet eager PoV novice. Here's a bunch of questions:
> >
> > 1. How do I engrave text on the side of e.g. a torus object?
> >
> > difference {
> >
> >  torus { 2, 0.75
> >  texture { pigment { P_Gold2 } finish { F_MetalC } }
> >  }
> >
> >    text { ttf "timrom.ttf" "TEXT" 1, 0
> >       pigment { color Red }
> >       finish { reflection .25 specular 1 }
> >       translate <-1,-0.3,2.4>
> >    }
> >
> >  scale  < 6, 2, 4 >
> >  rotate  < 20, -10, 20 >
> >  translate  < -1.5, 0.0, -10.0 >
> >
> > }
> >
> > [Image]
> >
> >
> > In the picture I made it obvious that I can't do it right; I only
> > differenced the text
> > object from the ring but the text should first flow with the ring
> > curvature.
> >
> > 2. How do I get a laser beam, then curve it along a torus object then
> > get a
> > lens flare at one end of it ? I know, these are three questions...
> >
> > 3. Is there a place I can go and find all sorts of source files that
> > could
> > possible answer some/all my above basic questions?
> >
> > Many many thanks,
> > Gitay
> >
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