Thx. I'll try that.

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//Mahalis
camera{location<0,0.25,-2> look_at 0.5*y} #declare T=texture{pigment{crackle
scale 0.5 rotate 90 turbulence 0.75 color_map{[0 rgb 1][0.05 rgb 1][0.1
rgb<1,0.25,1>][0.25 rgbf 1][1 rgbf 1]}} finish{ambient 1}} #declare
c=difference{torus{0.5,0.1 rotate -90*x}box{<0.7,0,0.2>,<-0.7,-0.7,-0.2>}}
merge{object{c translate<0.5,0.5,0>} object{c translate<-0.5,0.5,0>}
cylinder{<1,0.5,0>,<1,0,0>,0.1} cylinder{<-1,0.5,0>,<-1,0,0>,0.1}
cylinder{0.5*y,0,0.1} texture{T}}
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"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
news:3BE35E22.668F7280@pacbell.net...
>
>
> Mahalis wrote:
>
> > sphere{0,0.875 pigment{image_map{sys "earthmap.bmp" map_type 1 transmit
all
> > 0.5}} finish{diffuse 1}} //earth- here's where it crashes
>
> Are you using a palleted 8 bit .bmp? The 'transmit all' only works
> with 256 color palleted image files. Not that it explains the crash
> but it is something that you should know anyway. Try converting the
> .bmp to a .gif file and see if the problem persists.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler - POV-Ray Technical Assistance Group

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