"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> schreef in bericht 
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> I think so. I imagine that you would need to construct a mesh with several 
> parts
> so that you could give them different densities for their springiness. 
> Computing
> time - through the roof :)

Ideally, for the palm tree, you would need well-defined meshes for the frond 
ribs and the leaves attached to them, to give them different elastic 
properties. In itself that is not too difficult to achieve, even by hand, 
but computing time indeed......

> Do you think that we will have Quantum PovRay by 2015?

Between 2015 and 2020, definitely! I just consulted my private 
clairvoyante....  :-)

Thomas

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