"John" <wil### [at] dcsglaacuk> wrote in message
news:3B3EEF93.1B42077E@dcs.gla.ac.uk...
> This is my attempt at modelling a Wimshurst electrostatic generator.
> Comments, suggestions for improvements would be welcome. I'm still not
> happy about the texture on the "petals", but I'm not quite sure what to
> do with them. The machine was modelled in Moray.

Maybe you could add reflection_exponent 0.7 or so to finish statement for the wheels
metal petals.
Also some charring along the contact point by using a texture map having the wood or
onion or
spherical pattern; wood pattern can use turbulence best.
It looks like diffuse is too high.  And I am puzzling over the reflection of the stand
because it's
so narrow (in the petals).

> Hopefully I'll post an image of the machine sparking soon, though it's
> going to take about 14 hours to render...

The quality of the render is excellent so that's not surprising.

Bob H.

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