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29 Jul 2024 00:30:04 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Superpatch problem with new trace function  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 1 Feb 1999 09:51:57
Message: <36b5bf8d.0@news.povray.org>
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 01:02:41 -0600, Wayne Gordon <way### [at] phoenixnet> wrote:
>Does the new trace function work with all objects? It works fine for me
>with simple primitives, but I'm trying to scale a blob to fit an exact
>dimension, as well as to place some things on it's surface. Any time I
>try to use "trace" with my blob POV crashes. Am I SOL?

I've been in touch with Wayne about this, and indeed there is a 
problem.  The blob queue hasn't been initialized yet at parse
time.  I have fixed it in my private build and will redouble
my efforts to get a new version out there.  I had been hoping
to wait until the next official version is out there.


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