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28 May 2024 16:55:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: difference declared mesh2 object  
From: Warp
Date: 28 Jan 2013 18:34:07
Message: <51070aef@news.povray.org>
Kenneth <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> With a standard HF, an inside_vector of <0,-1,0> (or maybe <0,1,0>) would always
> work, AFAIU. But for, say, a spherical mesh with a hole in it--i.e., not a
> closed mesh-- a specially-chosen inside_vector may work *most* of the time, but
> perhaps not always. I think it depends on the location of the CSG object--where
> it happens to intersect the mesh.  I've run into that problem myself.

The hole would simply extend to infinity and act as an "interior" (or
"exterior" depending on which direction the inside_vector is pointing.)
It might not be the desired behavior, but it should be pretty consistent
and predictable.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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