Chris;

I am currently using the nice spline routine (works really well )  but I was
interested to go to the next step where I could really stear a course and
make decisions between each frame .... just like a walk in the garden.

David


"Chris Colefax" <chr### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
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> David Vincent-Jones <geo### [at] galaxynetcom> wrote:
> > I am currently using a spline to create a path for animation in a
scene...
> >
> > It would be nice if I could interactively steer my way rather than being
> > held to a fixed path. Possibly by using key strokes to indicate "a bit
> more
> > to the left" etc....
> >
> > Has anybody some sort of routine that could be used in such a way?
>
> The Spline Macro File (http://www.geocities.com/ccolefax/spline) allows
you
> to simply define a list of keypoints.  You can then quickly preview (from
a
> fixed camera point) the path the spline takes through the scene, and
easily
> shift or add points to adjust the path the way you want.  An automatic
> animation function is included that will fly the camera along the path -
> rendering at low resolution and reduced quality settings should allow you
to
> preview and adjust the motion path reasonably quickly (if not in
realtime).
>
>

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