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  Re: GlowString.jpg (26Kbu)  
From: Andy Cocker
Date: 4 Dec 2000 13:24:19
Message: <3a2be153@news.povray.org>
"Geoff Wedig" <wed### [at] darwinepbicwruedu> wrote in message
news:3a2b9499@news.povray.org...
> Well, if you want, I've got a macro that uses the hyperbolic functions to
do
> the drop, which I used for the rope in my IRTC image from the SEA
> competition.  It calculates the appropriate points given a 'lowest' point
on
> the hyperbola, and returns a vector of them.  There is another macro out
> there for doing this, but IIRC, it uses a parabola, which isn't realistic
in
> some cases, though a good approximation.

Yes Geoff, I would be interested in having a look at your macro, though I'm
not sure if I'll be able to understand it (my concentration is very poor).
Please either post it on the server, or mail it to me direct.
Thanks,

Andy Cocker


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