Right and right again, so to myself RTFM!
(actually to be fair to myself, the usage of the scale factors and
contained_by command aren't explained fully, i.e., perhaps it should be
specified that the default contained_by object is a box -1 to 1 and that you
should explicitly define a contained_by object)

thanks for clearing up my own misconceptions.

-tgq

"Gilles Tran" <tra### [at] inapginrafr> wrote in message
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> Trevor Quayle wrote:
>
> > You're partially right. It seems ok when the scale is 1 or less (however
the
> > surface still seems smaller than the comparable box even with accuracy
0).
>
> This one may be due to the perspective (the transparent box appear larger
but
> isn't). Try with an orthographic camera.
>
> > There still seems to be a problem with scales larger than 1 though.
>
> I guess it's necessary to use contained_by. I get the problem you describe
> without one.
>
> G.
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