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5 Sep 2024 06:19:08 EDT (-0400)
  Re: no light coming from the coutout  
From: blessing
Date: 13 Sep 2001 07:06:13
Message: <3ba09325@news.povray.org>
Here's what I came up with after this "open door with light" idea came up.
http://www.mosquitonet.com/~blessing/door.jpg


Gary
just another new pov user,that likes to share.

Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote in message
news:3BA0416E.2344A085@videotron.ca...
>
>
> Wade wrote:
> >
> > Hmm.  Why is there not any light coming from the cutout?
> >
> > // Left Wall
> > difference{
> >  box{
> >   <-11,0,-12>,<-10,10,12>
>      ^^^         ^^^
> >   texture{
> >    Wall_Texture
> >   }
> >  }
> >  box{
> >   <-8,0,-4>,<-8,8,4>
>      ^^        ^^
> Problem #1:  Your door is infinitely thin in the x axis.
> Problem #2:  It's not touching the wall.
>
> Change the <-8,0,-4>,<-8,8,4> to <-12,0,-4> <-9,0,4> and that should fix
> it.
>
> [1] I wrote left in the comments because I'm used to having the camera
> point in the +z direction.  Your door would actually appear on the right
> wall.
>
> --
> Francois Labreque | Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a snooze
>     flabreque     | button on a cat who wants breakfast.
>         @         |      - Unattributed quote from rec.humor.funny
>    videotron.ca


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