"Bob H."
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wrote in message news:3a3cce9b@news.povray.org...
> After I found my red/blue specs once again I was unsure about that other
> unconnected axis in the center part.
> Then I realized it's extending to a glass globe there.  The way all other
> points are matched with rings I thought something was wrong at first then.

    Yeah, it does look a little odd - even at 1152x768 it's a little
difficult to make out the glass sphere, but, I hope that will improve as I
add to the scene - some reflections of the room it stands in and a splash of
photons should help, I think. I may also try thickening the glass a little.

> I'm guessing it's the reflection which really confused me.  Maybe it
shouldn't
> be that much, or is that actually refraction instead?
>

    There's both reflection and refraction in there :

// Frame and stand material.
#declare ChromeMaterial=
material {
 texture {
  pigment { color rgb 1 }
  finish { specular 1 roughness 0.001 metallic reflection 0.5 }
 }
}

#declare GlassMaterial=
material {
 texture {
  pigment { color rgbf 1 }
  finish { specular 1 roughness 0.0001 reflection 0.25 }
 }
 interior { ior 1.5 }
}

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