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From: Bill DeWitt
Subject: Gravity well
Date: 28 May 2001 12:38:44
Message: <3b127f14@news.povray.org>
I've made a start, there are some serious problems, such as the second
well does not blend with the first one and is cut off at the level of the
first one. They should add...


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From: Greg M  Johnson
Subject: Re: Gravity well
Date: 29 May 2001 21:50:10
Message: <3b1451d2@news.povray.org>
You asked for advice in the other forum.

How about a blob?  You could have one BIG sphere far away (say sphere
{<0,-100,0>,80,1} and then tall slim cylinders for your planets.

Also, when I did something like this,  I did a trace of the point where the
ball was, say from Position+<0,100,0>.  Then I added 0.1*<Trace.x,0,Trace.z>
and added this to the Velocity of my particle.

See my anim at:
http://members.nbci.com/gregjohn/animation.html#POV13
 

Bill DeWitt wrote:

>     I've made a start, there are some serious problems, such as the second
> well does not blend with the first one and is cut off at the level of the
> first one. They should add...
>
>                   Name: Gwell01.mpg
>    Gwell01.mpg    Type: MPLAYER2 File (video/mpeg)
>               Encoding: x-uuencode


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