POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : polygon not visible : Re: polygon not visible Server Time
2 Dec 2024 17:28:30 EST (-0500)
  Re: polygon not visible  
From: jr
Date: 30 Nov 2024 05:50:00
Message: <web.674aed2c665357ecb2e841a6cde94f1@news.povray.org>
hi,

"folkert" <fol### [at] vanheusdencom> wrote:
> > > > The polygon is set up as a 2D object sitting in an x,y plane somewhere
> > > > along z.
> > >
> > > Ah ok!
> > > Thanks for clarifying. ...
> That doesn't tell me how to go from a 3D polygon to something PovRay
> understands.
> But for now I triangulate my polygons and put them in a mesh2 object.

"language barriers" :-)  polygon, the dictionary tells me:
1. (geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.

you, otoh, appear to be talking "polyhedron":
1. (geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.

mesh2 seems a good choice.


regards, jr.


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