On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:09:19 +0200, "Simen Kvaal"
<sim### [at] studentmatnatuiono> wrote:

>Hi there.
>
>Is there any way to make POV-ray output the depth to a file, instead of the
>actual renders? That is, can POV output a Z-buffer sort of thing for import
>in other programs?
>
>Simen.

A quick and dirty way is to place the whole scene in a union, give it
a white pigment, an ambient of 1 and diffuse 0, and use black fog to
dim the distant objects. Works quite well for me.


Peter Popov
ICQ: 15002700

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