How would I make "neon" text in POV-ray?

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sir### [at] usanet wrote:

> How would I make "neon" text in POV-ray?

  You can use a normal text object (for a nice effect use a glass or
other translucent texture) and put halos around those. As far as I know,
text can't contain a halo, so you'll have to use a cylinder or sphere(s)
as a halo-container. I'm not sure if that would look very nice, but I
think it's worth a try.
Hope this helps,
JK
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JK wrote :
>As far as I know,
>text can't contain a halo, so you'll have to use a cylinder or sphere(s)
>as a halo-container. 

Yes, it can !  Any object with well defined inside/ouside can contain a
halo/media, even a julia or a superhyperellipsoquadratic...(breath).

Cheers,
Fabien.

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Fabien Mosen wrote:

> JK wrote :
> >As far as I know,
> >text can't contain a halo, so you'll have to use a cylinder or sphere(s)
> >as a halo-container.
>
> Yes, it can !  Any object with well defined inside/ouside can contain a
> halo/media, even a julia or a superhyperellipsoquadratic...(breath).
>
> Cheers,
> Fabien.

Well, in that case, create a text object and put a slightly larger hollow
version around it with a halo in it (getting the halo right for a neon-like
effect might be time-consuming, though).Good luck,
JK

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sir### [at] usanet wrote:
> 
> How would I make "neon" text in POV-ray?

Ummm ... Crank up the ambient?
Turn on radiosity?

Or, are you talking about neon tube-shaped objects with no_shadow, 
and a whole bunch of 1-D arrays of area lights with some relatively
rapid falloff value?.

-jr-

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