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From: Ace
Subject: Scatter or Clutter Macro for 3.1?
Date: 21 Feb 2002 02:08:59
Message: <3c749d0b@news.povray.org>
Hello all,

I need a scatter or clutter macro (like what JRG made)
that will run in 3.1g. and since I don't understand macros
and can't write them........... any sugestions?


Gary
P.s. I would use JRGs macro, but I don't have the current 3.5 beta(got sick
of the 4-5 hour download every month :-))


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From: Grey Knight
Subject: Re: Scatter or Clutter Macro for 3.1?
Date: 21 Feb 2002 05:58:26
Message: <3C74D2C6.37ACDC94@namtar.qub.ac.uk>
Ace wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I need a scatter or clutter macro (like what JRG made)
> that will run in 3.1g. and since I don't understand macros
> and can't write them........... any sugestions?
> 
> Gary
> P.s. I would use JRGs macro, but I don't have the current 3.5 beta(got sick
> of the 4-5 hour download every month :-))
Unfortunately scatter macros are *very* difficult without some sort of
trace() function to find out where everything is. This makes sense; you
need to know the positions of all the objects in order to scatter things
on them!
Try MegaPOV if you don't want to wait until the final release of 3.5 I
don't know if JRG's macro is compatible with it though, you'd need to
ask someone else about that.

MegaPOV  http://nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm

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From: Greg M  Johnson
Subject: Re: Scatter or Clutter Macro for 3.1?
Date: 21 Feb 2002 08:57:49
Message: <3c74fcdd$1@news.povray.org>
"Ace" <ble### [at] icefognet> wrote in message
news:3c749d0b@news.povray.org...
> P.s. I would use JRGs macro, but I don't have the current 3.5 beta(got
sick
> of the 4-5 hour download every month :-))
>

So download MegPov 0.7a, which has most of the advanced features you'll ever
want, until the 3.5 storm blows over...


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From: JRG
Subject: Re: Scatter or Clutter Macro for 3.1?
Date: 21 Feb 2002 14:44:34
Message: <3c754e22@news.povray.org>
It depends on what you need to achieve. For example, if you just want to randomly
place non overlapping objects on a plane, then POV 3.1 can do that.

--
Jonathan.

"Ace" <ble### [at] icefognet> ha scritto nel messaggio news:3c749d0b@news.povray.org...
> Hello all,
>
> I need a scatter or clutter macro (like what JRG made)
> that will run in 3.1g. and since I don't understand macros
> and can't write them........... any sugestions?
>
>
> Gary
> P.s. I would use JRGs macro, but I don't have the current 3.5 beta(got sick
> of the 4-5 hour download every month :-))
>
>


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From: Ace
Subject: Re: Scatter or Clutter Macro for 3.1?
Date: 23 Feb 2002 01:04:49
Message: <3c773101@news.povray.org>
yes thats all I need,I want to place a lot of trees on a plane & a height
field.......
so will your macro work with 3.1? or with mega pov?


Gary


JRG <jrg### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message news:3c754e22@news.povray.org...
> It depends on what you need to achieve. For example, if you just want to
randomly
> place non overlapping objects on a plane, then POV 3.1 can do that.
>
> --
> Jonathan.
>
> "Ace" <ble### [at] icefognet> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:3c749d0b@news.povray.org...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I need a scatter or clutter macro (like what JRG made)
> > that will run in 3.1g. and since I don't understand macros
> > and can't write them........... any sugestions?
> >
> >
> > Gary
> > P.s. I would use JRGs macro, but I don't have the current 3.5 beta(got
sick
> > of the 4-5 hour download every month :-))
> >
> >
>
>


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From: JRG
Subject: Re: Scatter or Clutter Macro for 3.1?
Date: 23 Feb 2002 09:58:51
Message: <3c77ae2b@news.povray.org>
The clutter macro should work fine with megapov (apart from a bug concerning
isosurfaces and trace()). I can post it to you by mail if you want, but be aware that
it's a bit old and not that user friendly.

--
Jonathan.


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From: Ace
Subject: Re: Scatter or Clutter Macro for 3.1?
Date: 23 Feb 2002 17:21:01
Message: <3c7815cd@news.povray.org>
Yes, please send it to me.

Thank You!

Gary


JRG <jrg### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message news:3c77ae2b@news.povray.org...
> The clutter macro should work fine with megapov (apart from a bug
concerning
> isosurfaces and trace()). I can post it to you by mail if you want, but be
aware that
> it's a bit old and not that user friendly.
>
> --
> Jonathan.
>
>


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