DLM,

thanks a lot for your answer and the hints and links! You are bringing a new 
term into the discussion which is very interesting and important for wider 
parts of the entire raytracing community!

I, personally, was not aware that something like a definition of such exists 
("Greeble"), but - in fact - I am already heavily using that effect (I 
"discovered" it on my own). If you like, DLM, open the 
"povray.binaries.images" newsgroup and follow up there my "SF: Preview: 
Imperial Carrier" threads (there are some, separated by individual numbers).

I am working at this time on a large space ship, something like a huge 
carrier or mobile space station, and am equipping right now the entire 
surface with more and more "Greebles". As I write to you, POV-Ray is 
rendering a 6400x4800px-version of that ship carrying lots of these 
greebles. Only if the ship looks good in 6400x4800, I will satisfied with 
smaller versions...

DLM, again, thanks for your links, I follow them up!

Greetings to you all,

Sven



"dlm" <me### [at] addressinvalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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> "Sven Littkowski" <sve### [at] jamaica-focuscom> wrote in message 
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>> Well, that is something what Povman's scene shares with modern art: it's 
>> ability for multiple interpretations!
>>
>> I personally don't think this is intended, but who knows? Maybe it is, 
>> and I am wrong.
>>
>> However, one fact stands solid as a rock: I like that other artists do 
>> scenes related to SciFi!
>
> Are you familiar with 'greebles' and 'nurnies'?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeble
> Norling tutorial
> http://www.scifi-meshes.com/tutorials/norling/greeble/greeble.html
> referenced at
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3C3f8968c8.8126886%40localhost%3E/?mtop=159217
> also Mike Williams procedural approach
> http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/isotut/pigment.htm
>
> ZeSly did something realistic
> http://perso.wanadoo.fr/zesly/en/spaceship.html
> and Stefan Viljoen did something fantastical with his SciFi 'Scapsile 
> vault craft'
> http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3C4295f8cb@news.povray.org%3E/
>
>
> Its always great to see a wide range of creativity.
>
> DLM
>
>

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