actually, there is a way to use the slope pattern, and a perspective camera,
I haven't tried the technique yet, but the post was entitled galactic
apples.
--
Kevin
http://www.geocities.com/qsquared_1999/
#macro _(r)#if(r<12)#local i=asc(substr("oqshilacefg",r,1))-97;
disc{<mod(i,7)-3,div(i,7)-1,6>,z,.4pigment{rgb 10}}_(r+1)
#end#end _(1)//KL
