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16 Aug 2024 04:12:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Raytracing (31KB)  
From: Zeger Knaepen
Date: 20 Mar 2002 20:45:20
Message: <3c993b30$1@news.povray.org>
> I did this for a school report on how raytracing works.  (I got to pick to
> topic.)  CSG and a couple sphere_sweep's, textures all from standard
> includes.  Comments?
Just one: don't!
I once tried to explain the class what raytracing was and how it works.  They
thought it was boring and far too technical.  I couldn't have picked a worse
subject to talk about :(

cu!
--
camera{location-z*3}#macro G(b,e)b+(e-b)*(C/50)#end#macro L(b,e,k,l)#local C=0
;#while(C<50)sphere{G(b,e),.1pigment{rgb G(k,l)}finish{ambient 1}}#local C=C+1
;#end#end L(y-x,y,x,x+y)L(y,-x-y,x+y,y)L(-x-y,-y,y,y+z)L(-y,y,y+z,x+y)L(0,x+y,
<.5,1,.5>,x)L(0,x-y,<.5,1,.5>,x)               // ZK http://www.povplace.be.tf


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