If UV mapping were to be implemented in POV , which of the following would you
prefer?

  1)  regular vs. UV mapping is set for each OBJECT
  2)  regular vs. UV mapping is set for each PIGMENT, TEXTURE, or NORMAL.

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Choice (1) example:

bicubic_patch
{
  ...
  uv_mapping
  texture { NeatWoodTexture }
}

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Choice (2) example:

bicubic_patch
{
  ...
  texture { uv_mapping NeatWoodTexture }
}

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Choice (2) would be more flexible, but creates some interesting questions when
you get into more complicated textures (like texture averages, layered
textures, and texture_map stuff).  With choice (2), you could do fun things
like a normal 3D wooden texture with a UV-mapped dirt texture over it.

Choice (2) is also a bit more difficult to impliment (what I've got now is
probably full of bugs, but it looks really cool).

I personally think that choice (1) is much cleaner and will likely cause fewer
problems overall.  I also don't think that it is overly restricting.

Comments?

-Nathan Kopp

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