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From: Slime
Date: 14 Nov 2001 10:08:10
Message: <3bf288da$1@news.povray.org>
> This may be a dumb question, because I still haven't had the time to
figure out
> trace(). Wouldn't trace work better? If not, why?

Trace() shoots a ray. It's helpful if you have an object that's going to
move in a specific direction and you want to see how close the nearest
obstacle is in the direction it's moving. It doesn't really help you with
stationary objects.

- Slime
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