Hi to all!

  An update of my 'Insert Menu Add-on* for POV-Ray
is available now. There is a version for POV-Ray 3.6.2 win
(bmp images), for POV-Ray 3.7 win (jpg images) and also
a version in HTML for use with cut an paste.

It's a bundle of Insert Menu items like basic scenes,
backgrounds, many shapes, isosurfaces, HF-macros,
Parametric Surfaces, loops, spline curves, some matrices
for sheering and other transformations, basic animation,
samples for visualization of math 2d functions as well as
textures and materials.

  Nearly all items are fully functional code segments,
all shapes are fully textured and have vanilla basic
transformations to make it easier to use the correct syntax
for beginners as well as for advanced users.

For details about the content and for download see here:
http://www.f-lohmueller.de/pov_tut/down/insert_a.htm
  (en-us, de, fr, it)

New update of my POV-Ray include file „shapes_lo.inc“
for POV-Ray version 3.6/3.7, with improved behavior of
the segment items with transparent materials.
For download see also
http://www.f-lohmueller.de/pov_tut/down/insert_a.htm

My macro collection „shapes_lo2.zip“ is now extended by
a bunch of rounded shapes made by cylinders and segments
of torii. For details see here:
http://www.f-lohmueller.de/pov_tut/objects/obj_300e.htm
These shapes are also integrated in my 'Insert Menu Add-on'.


Happy raytracing!

Friedrich A. Lohmueller

Email:  Friedrich.Lohmueller_AT_t-online.de
Homepage: http://www.f-lohmueller.de/

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Friedrich Lohmueller <Fri### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
> Email:  Friedrich.Lohmueller_AT_t-online.de
> Homepage: http://www.f-lohmueller.de/

good to see such a long time povray user still going on.

BTW, there's a railway challenge going on at Tina-Chep and I thought I might
stand a chance but after seeing your impressive series from 1999 on, I fear I
still have much to learn... :p  where do you guys get such detailed blueprints?

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Am 16.08.2012 14:52, schrieb nemesis:
> Friedrich Lohmueller <Fri### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
>> Email:  Friedrich.Lohmueller_AT_t-online.de
>> Homepage: http://www.f-lohmueller.de/
>
> good to see such a long time povray user still going on.
>
> BTW, there's a railway challenge going on at Tina-Chep and I thought I might
> stand a chance but after seeing your impressive series from 1999 on, I fear I
> still have much to learn... :p  where do you guys get such detailed blueprints?

.. mostly from the web, a list of my best sources you'll find here:
   http://www.f-lohmueller.de/links/indexRRe.htm

You will find also some good blueprints on some of these pages.
But blueprints are not all!
You need to have also many photos to find out how the details really
look like in 3D. Also technical data aubout length, wheel radii are
necessary. Many detective work!
   It's a big help in scale modelling, adding blueprints in the correct
size/scale to a raster plane like shown here:
   http://www.f-lohmueller.de/pov_tut/scale_model/s_mod_300e.htm


Happy rail tracing!

Friedrich A. Lohmueller

Email:  Friedrich.Lohmueller_AT_t-online.de
Homepage: http://www.f-lohmueller.de/

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On 16/08/2012 1:52 PM, nemesis wrote:
> where do you guys get such detailed blueprints?

Here is a site that has one or two blueprints. IIRC you have to register 
but no spam just a news letter.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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Stephen <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom> wrote:
> On 16/08/2012 1:52 PM, nemesis wrote:
> > where do you guys get such detailed blueprints?
>
> Here is a site that has one or two blueprints. IIRC you have to register
> but no spam just a news letter.
>
> http://www.the-blueprints.com/

I've seen it before, but the blueprints of 4-4-0 locomotives are pretty bad.
I'm really doing it by some ref pictures...

hey, I may be able to actually make it till tomorrow!

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On 16/08/2012 10:54 PM, nemesis wrote:
> hey, I may be able to actually make it till tomorrow!

Good luck

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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Stephen <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom> wrote:
> On 16/08/2012 10:54 PM, nemesis wrote:
> > hey, I may be able to actually make it till tomorrow!
>
> Good luck

sadly, not making it. :p

I won't invent any excuses, but after vacations, these past 3 weeks my daughter
and I successively got ill, my cat got his leg broken and work has demanded the
rest of my time.  srsly

anyway, I love challenges and will keep a close eye on tina-chep from now on.  I
don't have access to the forum yet, though I registered for it (as namekian).

cheers

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On 17/08/2012 10:51 PM, nemesis wrote:
> anyway, I love challenges and will keep a close eye on tina-chep from now on.  I
> don't have access to the forum yet, though I registered for it (as namekian).

I have dropped Thomas a line in case he does not see this.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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On 17-8-2012 23:51, nemesis wrote:
> anyway, I love challenges and will keep a close eye on tina-chep from now on.  I
> don't have access to the forum yet, though I registered for it (as namekian).
>
You should have noticed me when you did because I am not always watching 
the new registrations (mostly spam)

I am away for a week to 10 days. Register again then and I shall 
activate you.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Thomas

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On 19-8-2012 12:33, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> You should have noticed me ....

well, better to /notify/ me I suppose ;-)

Thomas

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