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2 Sep 2024 08:15:00 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Stacking spheres - was Re: Patch enhancement request - Trace keyword  
From: SamuelT
Date: 30 Jun 2000 17:09:42
Message: <395D0D75.71EB3702@aol.com>
Ron Parker wrote:

> Put your spheres in it and loop over the ones you have so far looking for
> a hit with trace().  Then take the closest hit you found.  The nested unions
> are probably faster, if you can get them to work.

Then I'll try using union when I get home, since that computer is a PC.


> >> Oh, and why did you use "#object"?
> >
> >I thought I had to encase Obj inside it....
>
> You're looking for "object" rather than "#object".  "#object" is bad syntax,
> but the parser treats it like "object" for now.

Okay.

~Samuel


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