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27 Jul 2024 12:20:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Bronze Age sword - take 1  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 17 Jul 2023 07:54:37
Message: <64b52bfd$1@news.povray.org>
Op 17-7-2023 om 01:00 schreef Samuel B.:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> A bit of improvements. [...]
> 
> It's looking good, Thomas! I wonder what the purpose of the blade's fluting was?
> Actually, I think I know already, but the shape doesn't seem like it was made
> for stabbing.
> 
I think those swords were not used for stabbing but chopping.

Maybe this will interest you:
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-trade-blows-in-a-debate-over-whether-ancient-bronze-swords-were-just-for-show


> The material is making me wish there were better options for blurry reflections.
> (An ancient wish of mine.) We have UberPOV's reflection roughness, but there
> doesn't seem to be a way to control the number of samples! If we could specify
> just one or two reflection blur samples, we could then use more focal blur and
> AA samples to make things look much smoother overall. I'm almost ready to
> download the UberPOV source and VisualStudio or whatever I need just so I can
> change a few things... but that's a project and a half :/
> 
> Anyway, I'm eager to see where this scene leads!
> 
Wait and see... ;-)

-- 
Thomas


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