hughes b wrote:

> "Ekki Plicht" <ekk### [at] plichtde> wrote in message
> news:3d6d16c2@news.povray.org...
>> at http://www.plicht.de/ekki/profi2
>>
>> you can see my first rendering with POV-RAY. I am totally amazed at what
>> this program does. Congrats to the authors.
> 
> ....First? Um.... okay.  :-)
> 
> That device really exists? A Morse code key or other thing?
> 
> Seems you have a few things you want to do with it, as you said in your
> "lacking" list. The polished texture could easily be made less perfect/new
> by adding a texture layer over the current one. Something with highly
> filtered grays (or greys) and a normal map having fine erratic lines;
> specular finish also or the normals won't show as well I think. Springs or
> coils are easier now since version 3.5 has sphere_sweep. Not sure what you
> meant about the screws.

Hi,
thanks for the tips.
Indeed, that device exists, it sits here on my desk and is one of the finest 
Morse keys ever made.

Textures are sure one of the things I don't quite understand (yet), I just 
used the premade textures which come with Povray 3.5. Ok on the springs, I 
discovered sphere_sweep today in the online help, which I read while the 
program renders...

Some of the items mentioned lacking or incorrect are small things like the 
radius of the sphere which tops the small screws aren't correct to the 
reality, but that is indistinguishable.

Anyway, rendering is big fun. I perfectly understand all the "You have been 
ray tracing too long, when ..." now very well <g>

Cheers,
Ekki

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