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5 Sep 2024 18:21:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Infinite primitives?  
From: Peter Popov
Date: 16 Nov 2000 15:04:41
Message: <ru371tsma115ge12fdf31chm62iptsb5lh@4ax.com>
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 03:44:40 +0200, Margus Ramst <mar### [at] peakeduee>
wrote:

>Peter Popov wrote:
>> 
>> That's exactly what I had in mind. With all the iso frenzy, people
>> seem to have forgotten about the good ole infinite primitives. They
>> still have their uses.
>> 
>Out of curiosity, what uses?
>I.e. how is a "truly infinite" quadric cylinder better than a regular cylinder
>scaled so long that POV considers it infinite?

Attitude :) *I* will know that I've cheated with the latter.


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