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  Re: help! my sphere test function creates a quad!  
From: Christian Parpart
Date: 31 Jul 2002 16:35:11
Message: <3d4849ff@news.povray.org>
Christopher James Huff inspired the electrons to say:
> In article <3d481969@news.povray.org>,
>  Christian Parpart <cpa### [at] surakwarenet> wrote:
> 
>> isosurface {
>>   function { sqrt(pow(x, 2) + pow(y, 2) + pow(z, 2)) - 2 }
>>   pigment { color Gold }
>> }
>> 
>> All I get is a block not a sphere. So how is this happening. What did I
>> forget? any extra command line parameter or anything else?
> 
> You need to specify an appropriate contained_by shape. If I recall
> correctly, the default is a box from <-1,-1,-1> to < 1, 1, 1>, which is
> just too small to contain your sphere.

Exactly, have many thankx :D
Christian.


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