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4 Nov 2024 13:01:45 EST (-0500)
  Re: Calculate the camera position automatic  
From: Florian Brucker
Date: 8 Sep 2003 10:23:11
Message: <3f5c90cf@news.povray.org>
Hi guys!

> You can also have a fixed camera and scale your objects to fit in a 
> given box, for example box { -1, 1 }, you would have to find their 
> biggest dimension and then scale that dimension to the box.
I think that's the better one of the two possibilites. This way he can 
use different camera-types (orthographic etc.) and parametres (like 
angle...). Position the camera should be no problem using Trial&Error 
(TM), but calculating it?

So better go and fit your target in the box :)

HTH,
Florian
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