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From: Chris Huff
Date: 6 Feb 2000 13:08:54
Message: <chrishuff_99-7E7936.13095106022000@news.povray.org>
In article <389db4cf@news.povray.org>, "TonyB" 
<ben### [at] panamac-comnet> wrote:

> Couldn't you just make two separate versions? One for non-CSG and one for
> that specific purpose?

I just coded the necessary changes to make the object parameter 
optional, it uses the object it is applied to when it isn't specified.


> Could you make an example with an isosurface?

I could. I haven't tested it with an isosurface yet, I hope it doesn't 
interact badly with the solving method.


> Oh, and why didn't you name it "patina"?

Because it can be used for more than just patinas. It can be used for 
anything that can be worn off: paint, maybe accumulations of dust, it 
might be good for landscapes....
Another good name might have been accessibility.

-- 
Chris Huff
e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/


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