Hi guys...

Anybody got a URL or code for a "jumble" macro? I. e. I want to "drop"
objects onto a surface and have them "jumble" over each other just like a
pile of sticks / penicls that you might drop onto a table and not have them
intersect just like real objects would do.

Any ideas or pointers? I'd love to be able to restrict this "jumble" to a
cube or something, to simulate a container containing the "jumble".
-- 
Stefan Viljoen
Software Support Technician / Programmer
Polar Design Solutions

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Stefan Viljoen <spamnot@ <removethis>polard.com> wrote:
> Anybody got a URL or code for a "jumble" macro? I. e. I want to "drop"
> objects onto a surface and have them "jumble" over each other just like a
> pile of sticks / penicls that you might drop onto a table and not have them
> intersect just like real objects would do.

  I think that what you want is MegaPOV, which has been patched with
(among other things) a mechanics simulation engine which should be able
to do what you describe.

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                                                          - Warp

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Look at the 'clutter' macro of JRG.
You can download it from 
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.scene-files/thread/%3C3b9fb13b%40news.povray.org%3E/
together with some errata.

Norbert Kern


"Stefan Viljoen polard.com>" <spamnot@<removethis> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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> Hi guys...
>
> Anybody got a URL or code for a "jumble" macro? I. e. I want to "drop"
> objects onto a surface and have them "jumble" over each other just like a
> pile of sticks / penicls that you might drop onto a table and not have 
> them
> intersect just like real objects would do.
>
> Any ideas or pointers? I'd love to be able to restrict this "jumble" to a
> cube or something, to simulate a container containing the "jumble".
> -- 
> Stefan Viljoen
> Software Support Technician / Programmer
> Polar Design Solutions

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oops, better use this scatter macro instead of the clutter macro, which is 
from JRG too.
http://news.povray.org/./povray.binaries.scene-files/thread/%3C3f6db023%40news.povray.org%3E/

Norbert Kern

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Norbert Kern spake:

> oops, better use this scatter macro instead of the clutter macro, which is
> from JRG too.
>
http://news.povray.org/./povray.binaries.scene-files/thread/%3C3f6db023%40news.povray.org%3E/
> 
> Norbert Kern

Thanks Norbert

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Stefan Viljoen
Software Support Technician / Programmer
Polar Design Solutions

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