naa, i think a rounded box macro is the second or third step in
understanding povray. the first being a checker plane with reflecting
spheres post in p.b.i.



JWV <jwv|at|planet.nl> wrote in message news:3ec7c4b2$1@news.povray.org...
> > have a look at "shapes.inc"
>
> doh!
> should read the manual more...
>
>
> "Wolfgang Landauer" <w.l### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
> news:200### [at] ID-35955newsdfncisde...
> > "JWV" <jwv|at|planet.nl> killed the keyboard with:
> >
> > > I made a simple macro to create rounded boxes, so you dont't have to
> > > fool around with slow superellipsoids. My RoundedBox renders in 1/3
(!)
> > > of the time of a superellipsoid. There are some drawbacks, but it
might
> > > be usefull.
> >
> > have a look at "shapes.inc"
> >
> > especially
> > Round_Box_Union(PtA, PtB, EdgeRadius),
> > Round_Box_Merge(PtA, PtB, EdgeRadius) and
> > Round_Box(PtA, PtB, EdgeRadius, UseMerge)
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Wolfgang
> > --
> >    .-.   This is Linux Country.
> >    /v\   On a quiet night, you
> >  /(   )\ can hear Windows reboot.
> >   ^^ ^^  LFS-No.: 120
>
>

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