I clicked the send button too soon!  :-)  Anyway, I've got one last
suggestion.  On very small features like this edge, I have had some success
with just ever-so-slightly clipping the corner at a 45 (or whatever) degree
angle.  Sometimes this can give you a bit of a highlight and isn't obvious
unless you really zoom in.

Cris Williams

"Cris Williams" <wor### [at] netscapenet> wrote in message
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> I have run into problems similar to this before.  Part of the problem is
> caused by unrealistically sharp edges.  If you round the edges a bit it
may
> add some highlights that will help the edge to stand out better (although
> the edge is so small that this might not help).  I also agree that it
would
> help to render at a larger size.  On the other hand, the edge doesn't
really
> stand out too well on a real diskette either since it has very  little
> depth.  I am sitting here looking at a disk as I speak, and if I hold it
at
> a certain angle the edge becomes nearly invisible.  You could also try
> adjusting the scene's lighting.
>
> Cris Williams
>
> "marabou" <not### [at] availableyet> wrote in message
> news:3bd6c430@news.povray.org...
> >
> > a pic to my question in povray.newusers
> >
>
>

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