Tommy Grav wrote:
> 
> I have one short question :-)
> 
> Meshes in povray become hollow objects. Is there
> any way to convert a mest to a solid object?
> 
> What I want is to have the mesh define the outer
> limits of the object but still be able to cut
> out of it to make more complexed shapes.
> 
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> Tommy Grav
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I haven't done very much CSG with triangle meshes (well, not in POV anyway). But
this much I know: a triangle mesh does not have a well-defined inside and
outside. Therefore the results of CSG may be unpredictable. Sometimes it looks
right - mostly it doesn't.
As for converting to a solid object - a mesh of triangles will always remain
just that. I can think of no way that you coul convert it into a parametric
surface. Maybe you should try using bezier patches instead?

Margus

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