One way would be to make them using lathe objects. Or if you are
mathematically inclined you could use isosurfaces.

"Rob Verweij" <rg.### [at] worldonlinenl> wrote in message
news:3A3474B9.1A25890E@worldonline.nl...
> Yes, I figured he meant that but I couldn't find the right word for it:
> segments (duh!) thanks for helping me out.
> I have some difficulties on deciding what the best way of "modeling" is
for
> the segments. Texturing them is easy but "modeling" them isn't (well at
least
> for me it isn't). I thought I could do it by using a gradient bump map but
> that doesn't look realistic. Well back to the drawingboard to figure out a
way
> to do the segments.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Rob.
>
> Chris Huff schreef:
>
> > In article <3A33CF91.5BD0CCE0@worldonline.nl>, Rob Verweij
> > <rg.### [at] worldonlinenl> wrote:
> >
> > > What do you mean? I don't have a "live specimen" of bamboo lying
arround
> > > so I did this from memory and as far as I now bamboo has no rings.
> >
> > I think he means the segments...
> > In case you don't know what *I* am talking about, bamboo is composed of
> > many segments joined end to end. Your image appears to be a single
> > segment of bamboo. The joints between segments make visible rings, which
> > are nothing like the rings in wood.
> >
> > --
> > Christopher James Huff
> > Personal: chr### [at] maccom, http://homepage.mac.com/chrishuff/
> > TAG: chr### [at] tagpovrayorg, http://tag.povray.org/
> >
> > <><
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