"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:452ff718$1@news.povray.org...
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> "Orchid XP v3" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>>>>> Almost looks like a stone fragment I used to own as a child :) I like 
>>>>> it
>>>> Yeah, I have a collection of stone fragments on my wall. My mum keeps 
>>>> buying me things... not sure why.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, sadly the stone texture is just one of POV-Ray's built-in ones. 
>>>> But hey, it looks nice.
>>>
>>>      Why don't you find a nice rock texture and use it as a bump map? 
>>> It's fun trying to get it right and watching the render(s).
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>> I try not to use bitmaps and I try not to use meshes. I prefer the 
>> conceptual purity of using only algorithmically defined shapes and 
>> textures. ;-)
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>    LOL! That's the funniest thing you've ever said! :op
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>     Ok, but you do also say, "try not to use..."   It might be worth a try 
> after you've sorted it all out algorithmically.   ;)
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>    ~Steve~
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Well there IS a definite sense of pride when you look at something created 
purely from code and can say "I did that!". After that, using bumpmaps seems 
more like cheating. Maybe that's why I've resisted the other 3D software in 
favour of POV, even though it limits what I can use the results for? Ah 
well, going to have to TRY mesh soon if I want to work on Sims2

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