Howdy. Here is an object that I want to appear in front of a mirror. In
the mirror, I will show the object from the back, bu offset both to the
right and left (trick mirror!)
Does anyone have an idea how to setup the mirror?
Thanks very much,
D.

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Sounds like you need something like 2 planes folded a little.

//BEGIN
intersection {
plane {z,0 rotate 15*y //vary the rotation as needed
 pigment {rgb .1}
  finish {reflection 1}
 }
plane {z,0 rotate -15*y //vary the rotation as needed
 pigment {rgb .1}
  finish {reflection 1}
 }
 clipped_by {box {-6,6 scale <1,1,1>}} //overall mirror size
  translate 10*z //move backward or forward as needed
}

//white pointlight at camera position
#declare LCX = 0
#declare LCY = 10
#declare LCZ = -30

light_source { <LCX,LCY,LCZ> color rgb 1
}
light_source {<-1,3,5>, color rgb 1 //backlight
}
camera
{
  location  <LCX,LCY,LCZ>
  angle 22.5   // angle 67 = direction 1
  // direction 3.33*z
  look_at   <0, 2, 0>
}

box {-1,1 pigment {rgb 1}} //subject object
//END


Dennis Miller wrote:
> 
> Howdy. Here is an object that I want to appear in front of a mirror. In
> the mirror, I will show the object from the back, bu offset both to the
> right and left (trick mirror!)
> Does anyone have an idea how to setup the mirror?
> Thanks very much,
> D.
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  [Image]

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I'd go with a big cylinder myself - no messy folds ;)

cylinder {<0,1000,-100>,<0,-1000,-100>,100
	pigment {rgb 0.1}
	finish {reflection 1}
}
Adjust the "100"s to change the curvature (it's translated back so it just
reaches z=0 on the y-axis)

Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
> Sounds like you need something like 2 planes folded a little.
> 
> //BEGIN
> intersection {
> plane {z,0 rotate 15*y //vary the rotation as needed
>  pigment {rgb .1}
>   finish {reflection 1}
>  }
> plane {z,0 rotate -15*y //vary the rotation as needed
>  pigment {rgb .1}
>   finish {reflection 1}
>  }
>  clipped_by {box {-6,6 scale <1,1,1>}} //overall mirror size
>   translate 10*z //move backward or forward as needed
> }
> 
> //white pointlight at camera position
> #declare LCX = 0
> #declare LCY = 10
> #declare LCZ = -30
> 
> light_source { <LCX,LCY,LCZ> color rgb 1
> }
> light_source {<-1,3,5>, color rgb 1 //backlight
> }
> camera
> {
>   location  <LCX,LCY,LCZ>
>   angle 22.5   // angle 67 = direction 1
>   // direction 3.33*z
>   look_at   <0, 2, 0>
> }
> 
> box {-1,1 pigment {rgb 1}} //subject object
> //END
> 
> Dennis Miller wrote:
> >
> > Howdy. Here is an object that I want to appear in front of a mirror. In
> > the mirror, I will show the object from the back, bu offset both to the
> > right and left (trick mirror!)
> > Does anyone have an idea how to setup the mirror?
> > Thanks very much,
> > D.
> >
> >   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  [Image]
> 
> --
>  omniVERSE: beyond the universe
>   http://members.aol.com/inversez/POVring.htm
>  mailto:inv### [at] aolcom?PoV

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