POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.animations : Crystal ball : Re: Crystal ball Server Time
20 Jul 2024 03:21:12 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Crystal ball  
From: Mahalis
Date: 7 Oct 2001 13:26:00
Message: <3bc09028$1@news.povray.org>
Tankoo. I'll try it.

"Batronyx" <bat### [at] cadronhsacom> wrote in message
news:3bc07dab@news.povray.org...
> "Mahalis" <don### [at] fakeycom> wrote in message
> news:3bc039ad$1@news.povray.org...
> > I think I tried hollow- should I have the outer sphere hollow as well as
the
> > csg one?
> >
>
> Without seeing some code I can't be sure. But, it occurs to me if you have
two
> spheres - a small one differenced from a large one -- and have defined the
media
> for the small one, you won't see any media. You've essentially told POV "I
don't
> want this sphere, just its surface from the larger one." To do what you
want you
> would need to define a third slightly smaller sphere with a transparent
surface
> and move the interior statement to it. Make sure this third sphere is
hollow.
> And of course, make sure you're not getting any warnings about the
> camera being in a non-hollow object.
>
>
> --
> Batronyx ^"^
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> http://www.batronyx.com
>
>


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