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From: Corey
Subject: Filling a container with Spheres
Date: 2 Feb 2003 19:21:12
Message: <3e3db5f8$1@news.povray.org>
I'm modelling a pill, the kind you can pop open and out spills lots of those
little white spheres. I've got the pill modeled, and the spheres as well,
but how can I write a macro that'll fill the inside of the pill with the
spheres without any intersections with the pill itself?


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From: A J Le Couteur Bisson
Subject: Re: Filling a container with Spheres
Date: 4 Feb 2003 08:32:39
Message: <3e3fc0f7@news.povray.org>
"Corey" <sch### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
news:3e3db5f8$1@news.povray.org...
> I'm modelling a pill, the kind you can pop open and out spills lots of
those
> little white spheres. I've got the pill modeled, and the spheres as well,
> but how can I write a macro that'll fill the inside of the pill with the
> spheres without any intersections with the pill itself?
>
I suspect this is a "Hard" problem.  You might try mechanically "pouring"
them in with Megapov.

Andy


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From: Tim McMurdo
Subject: Re: Filling a container with Spheres
Date: 4 Feb 2003 11:25:06
Message: <web.3e3fe87c37ca0fd59a303f820@news.povray.org>
I have never used any of these, but one of the linked macros is supposed to
fill a cylinder or box with spheres.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/2419/POVMacros.html

Hope it helps,

Tim


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