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From: Wayne Gordon
Subject: Superpatch problem with new trace function
Date: 31 Jan 1999 01:58:14
Message: <36B40011.51CB@phoenix.net>

Does the new trace function work with all objects? It works fine for me
with simple primitives, but I'm trying to scale a blob to fit an exact
dimension, as well as to place some things on it's surface. Any time I
try to use "trace" with my blob POV crashes. Am I SOL?

Thanks in advance,

Wayne Gordon

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From: Ron Parker
Subject: Re: Superpatch problem with new trace function
Date: 1 Feb 1999 09:51:57
Message: <36b5bf8d.0@news.povray.org>

On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 01:02:41 -0600, Wayne Gordon <way### [at] phoenixnet> wrote:
>Does the new trace function work with all objects? It works fine for me
>with simple primitives, but I'm trying to scale a blob to fit an exact
>dimension, as well as to place some things on it's surface. Any time I
>try to use "trace" with my blob POV crashes. Am I SOL?

I've been in touch with Wayne about this, and indeed there is a 
problem.  The blob queue hasn't been initialized yet at parse
time.  I have fixed it in my private build and will redouble
my efforts to get a new version out there.  I had been hoping
to wait until the next official version is out there.

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