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  Re: Dairy Barn (WIP) (27K and 35K)  
From: Dan P
Date: 25 Mar 2004 19:23:09
Message: <406377ed@news.povray.org>
"Dave Matthews" <dma### [at] nospamnet> wrote in message
news:40621316@news.povray.org...
> At the county library, I found building plans for a c. 1917 dairy barn.
>   The details of the framing are pretty good, but the rest is lacking
> (in the plans), so I'm going to have to do some research in the area.
> Luckily, we have hundreds of barns around here.
>
> To get all of the boards different, I had to use #macros for the
> repeated elements, and fetch the boards from random locations out in
> "wood space," rather than to use objects.  Is this the usual method, or
> is there a better one?
>
> Also, when I'm ready for it, does anyone have tips on shingles?  (The
> usual variety here at the time were cedar shakes, which are highly
> variable in length and width, so any kind of a regular pattern looks a
> bit artificial.)


Being from Wisconsin, I polled the local cows for their opinion. They all
love it! So do I! Can't wait to see future versions!

-- 
- Respectfully,
Dan
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