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11 Aug 2024 11:15:45 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Brushed metal: POV Ray 3.1 > 3.5  
From: Tek
Date: 29 Apr 2004 12:35:38
Message: <40912eda$1@news.povray.org>
Oh, I didn't realise I could do that! Thanks!!!

Okay ignore the second part of my message, but my solution for this particular
case should help because it's non-uniform scaling.

-- 
Tek
www.evilsuperbrain.com

"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message news:4090ffb6@news.povray.org...
> Tek <tek### [at] evilsuperbraincom> wrote:
> > In any case using pigment_pattern allows you to manipulate the pattern
before
> > pov samples a normal from it. One trick I use is: normal { pigment_pattern {
> > granite scale f } 1 scale 1/f }, so that by varying the value of f you
control
> > the severity of the bumps.
>
>   A simpler solution is to adjust the accuracy of the normal calculations.
> This is done by adding the keyword 'accuracy' to your normal block
> followed by a small float (try things like .01 and smaller).
>   The normal calculations have changed a bit from 3.1 to 3.5 but adjusting
> the accuracy will usually give you the same result as in 3.1.
>
> -- 
> #macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb M()}}
> N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
> N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -


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