hi,

"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> > I think there is a fairly simple way [for collision detection], close to what
> > Bill suggested, by
> > using (1) random placement on the roof and (2) if more objects are to be
> > placed to test collisions using the inside(O,V) function...
>
> The inside(...) function-- that tool sounds really useful for this. I've
> actually never used it before(!) Thanks, Thomas. Now I need to do some hard
> thinking (ouch).

I wrote a macro based on 'inside()' for the purpose (ie getting the smallest
"axis-aligned" bounding box), maybe it'll be of use.

<http://news.povray.org/web.5dc0bff634d8ef06feeb22ff0%40news.povray.org>

> ...


regards, jr.

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