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TinCanMan wrote:
>> Why is it OK to use POV-Ray's internal functions and patterns, and
>perhaps
>> even standard include files, but it's not OK to use third-party include
>> files? What's the difference?
>
>I don't think that this is the point. Sometimes people (myself included)
>try to do things just to see if it can be achieved even though they could
>easily be faked or done with some type of include or 3rd party software,
>etc. Usually when I do it, it's not necessarily for any practical scene
>purposes, but rather academic, to test my POV procedure and coding abilities
>and to push the limits of the system.
This is exactly what I am talking about when I made the original post! I
want to know how to do it mainly for academic purposes. If I just wanted a
lens flare, I might go and use someone else's addon, but I want to know how
to do it myself. And I'm surprised that more people don't want to do this
as well.
Rohan _e_ii
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