St. wrote:
>         Hey Sam, first of all, that is fantastic!

Thanks! I found a magic rotation number for dodecahedrons: 31.7.
Accurate enough for stuff like this.

> But, I couldn't figure out 
> how to use your code with the Wings method that I use. So I came up with a 
> different version that I've been working on continuously. Please see the 
> attached and let me know what you think.

Why wouldn't it work with Wings models? I usually have to "find and
replace" all the texture instances in my imported mesh objects. A second
option is to edit the texture file itself. I use PoseRay.

That design is fantastic! It would make the perfect wedding ring for my
girlfriend. It resembles vines and berries, both of which carry
signifigance for her.

That bracelet is even better yet. It looks more golden that the ring for
some reason.

>        Secondly, (and it should have been first), I'm *so sorry* that I 
> haven't replied any sooner, and I really appreciate your advice. I think you 
> know that. I don't mean to be rude in not replying, it's just that I've had 
> some serious home problems lately although it may not look like it by myself 
> posting around the groups recently.
> 
>    Heck, you know what I mean.

I couldn't possibly know exactly what you are going through, but I've
been through some nasty sh!t myself. You can always e-mail me if you
need someone to talk to. We could even chat on ICQ, meebo, or whatever.

Speaking of chats, somebody should start a new POV chat. That would be
really cool.

>>>(especially since we can find our own gold up here in the Gold
>>>>Country!).

>>>   Lucky you! Send some my way!  :o)
>>Well, It's hard work finding the gold, and I haven't found too much. I'm
>>not out there every day though, panning the creeks and traversing
>>treacherous mines. I live too far up the hill, and all the placer
>>deposits seem to occur below 1500-200 feet elevation. I live at 4500'+.

>       If there are any big rocks in the stream/river, dig deep *in front* of 
> the rocks. It's those rocks that stop the big nuggets.  ;)
>       Try to use a fishing 'Bait Pump' too, very useful. Fill some buckets, 
> and take them home to siv.  ;)

That's how my uncle found a pennyweight's worth of gold one summer. In
front of large rocks, with a turkey baster to vaccum the sediments. (he
later melted it all down into an ingot, left it to cool on a concrete
floor and then stepped on it, burning a nasty circle into his foot)

The creek I pan in is right in town. It would be a disturbace of the
peace to use a pump or dredge right there in town. A turkey baster is
inexpensive and quiet. :)

Funny, I had a dream about gold last night. It was off-yellow...
practially white.  It formed wire bundles. Pretty neat.

I'll have to get myself some jewelry-making materials here pretty soon.
A friend of mine sent a large amount of gems my way recently.
Touramline, topaz, kunzite (sp?), *beatiful*, clear labradorite, amber,
cut gems with minor flaws (citrine, amethyst, something resembling
zoistite), and more. All in return for some website work. Soooo, if you
want to trade materials.... give me a write.

Again, nice jewelry work!

Sam

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St. wrote:

>       Oh, wow, thank you guys! It just spurs me on...  :o)
> 
>        Here's a necklace.  :o)
> 
>         ~Steve~

Another great design! It's just asking for a ruby, though :)

Sam

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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:

>
>       Oh, wow, thank you guys! It just spurs me on...  :o)
>
>        Here's a necklace.  :o)
>
>         ~Steve~
>



floating or intersection with the model. The reflection of the chain on the
model shows that the chain stops at the edge of the picture (top right as
you look at it), so a little tweak there and it's perfect.



Stephen

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"Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> wrote in message 
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> "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>
>>
>>       Oh, wow, thank you guys! It just spurs me on...  :o)
>>
>>        Here's a necklace.  :o)
>>
>>         ~Steve~
>>
>
> You're just showing off now :-)

     LOL!


> How did you get your placement of the pendant and chain?

   With great difficulty... ;)  Actually, the pendant was ok, but with the 
chain, I combined four links as one model and then duplicated and rotated 
each model against the bust - even doing that was hard though.



I can't see any
> floating or intersection with the model. The reflection of the chain on 
> the
> model shows that the chain stops at the edge of the picture (top right as
> you look at it), so a little tweak there and it's perfect.

    Heh, you have better eyesight than me Stephen! :o) Thanks for pointing 
it out, I didn't notice it.


>
> I've now got your bracelet on my desktop.

     Really? Cool, I don't think anyone has used something of mine as a 
desktop.

       ~Steve~  (mood: happy)  :o)


>
> Stephen
>
>

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All of this aboslutely gorgeous jewlery, and what I want to know is ....
where are the models from?
:-)
OpalPlanet


"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> wrote in message
> news:web.46bc0ffc1951ecc0c4e49fa40@news.povray.org...
> > "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>       Oh, wow, thank you guys! It just spurs me on...  :o)
> >>
> >>        Here's a necklace.  :o)
> >>
> >>         ~Steve~
> >>
> >
> > You're just showing off now :-)
>
>      LOL!
>
>
> > How did you get your placement of the pendant and chain?
>
>    With great difficulty... ;)  Actually, the pendant was ok, but with the
> chain, I combined four links as one model and then duplicated and rotated
> each model against the bust - even doing that was hard though.
>
>
>
> I can't see any
> > floating or intersection with the model. The reflection of the chain on
> > the
> > model shows that the chain stops at the edge of the picture (top right as
> > you look at it), so a little tweak there and it's perfect.
>
>     Heh, you have better eyesight than me Stephen! :o) Thanks for pointing
> it out, I didn't notice it.
>
>
> >
> > I've now got your bracelet on my desktop.
>
>      Really? Cool, I don't think anyone has used something of mine as a
> desktop.
>
>        ~Steve~  (mood: happy)  :o)
>
>
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >

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St. wrote:
> Yellow and rose gold. It's the cross in my 'Before and After' image...
> 

I've had a look through all of the images in this thread. Very nice
design. I remember shopping for Carrie Ann's wedding ring - took forever
to find something. Many jwelry makers, and POV-ers, seem too comfortable
creating only what is easiest to manufacture.

 -Shay

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"OpalPlanet" <ecs### [at] msncom> wrote in message 
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> All of this aboslutely gorgeous jewlery, and what I want to know is ....
> where are the models from?

      Thank you! Do you mean the actual 3D models themselves, or the actual 
'designs' of the jewellery? If the former, they were made with Wings3D, and 
the latter, well, I actually designed the earrings about 3 years ago now, 
(maybe a bit less). So the earring pattern was used in the other designs 
apart from the cross and ring, and basically, it's just two earrings 
modelled in complete reversal - which is nice, because the design ends up 
with a nice celtic knot in the middle.   :o)


      ~Steve~





> :-)
> OpalPlanet

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Actually, what I meant was the "human" models - the ones wearing the
jewelery. :-) I really like whatever "texture" you used for the skin.
-OpPl

"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
> "OpalPlanet" <ecs### [at] msncom> wrote in message
> news:web.46bc88a81951ecc08c488cdf0@news.povray.org...
> > All of this aboslutely gorgeous jewlery, and what I want to know is ....
> > where are the models from?
>
>       Thank you! Do you mean the actual 3D models themselves, or the actual
> 'designs' of the jewellery? If the former, they were made with Wings3D, and
> the latter, well, I actually designed the earrings about 3 years ago now,
> (maybe a bit less). So the earring pattern was used in the other designs
> apart from the cross and ring, and basically, it's just two earrings
> modelled in complete reversal - which is nice, because the design ends up
> with a nice celtic knot in the middle.   :o)
>
>
>       ~Steve~
>
>
>
>
>
> > :-)
> > OpalPlanet

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"OpalPlanet" <ecs### [at] msncom> wrote in message 
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> Actually, what I meant was the "human" models - the ones wearing the
> jewelery. :-) I really like whatever "texture" you used for the skin.

      LOL! Ok, How was that for a bit of self-egotism?  ;o)  Grasshopper, 
your path lies in the form of a program called Poser5 (Judy) and the texture 
is a very simple:

      pigment{ colour Black}
      finish{ reflection .035 phong 1}



           ~Steve~



> -OpPl

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"Shay" <shay@s.s> wrote in message news:46bcada3$1@news.povray.org...
> St. wrote:
>> Yellow and rose gold. It's the cross in my 'Before and After' image...
>>
>
> I've had a look through all of the images in this thread. Very nice
> design.

     Thank you. I just love it when my boss says "design something" and I 
immediately think of POV-Ray and Wings...  ;)



I remember shopping for Carrie Ann's wedding ring - took forever
> to find something. Many jwelry makers, and POV-ers, seem too comfortable
> creating only what is easiest to manufacture.

    I usually go by: If I can draw (or render) a design, I can make it. 
(Well, hopefully, I never know until I actually start with a lump of silver 
or a coil of silver wire).

     ~Steve~


>
> -Shay

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