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29 Jul 2024 12:18:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Povray 4? wish list  
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Date: 6 Dec 2001 04:44:49
Message: <uafu0ukir46nak3it0ge5r83b78dtnm7s3@4ax.com>
On Wed, 05 Dec 2001 20:21:23 GMT, ken### [at] uniplanit (Angelo 'kENpEX' Pesce) wrote:
> Just take any 3d modelling program ...
...
> make povray a "professional" level raytracer

Are you talking about pov as modeller or raytracer ? IMO It is rule of modeller
to represent nurbs, spheres etc. as meshes. It is rule of raytracer to support
meshes and primitives. POV is raytracer not modeller.

ABX
--
#declare _=function(a,b,x){((a^2)+(b^2))^.5-x}#default {pigment{color rgb 1}}
union{plane{y,-3}plane{-x,-3}finish{reflection 1 ambient 0}}isosurface{ //ABX
function{_(x-2,y,1)|_((x+y)*.7,z,.1)|_((x+y+2)*.7,z,.1)|_(x/2+y*.8+1.5,z,.1)}
contained_by{box{<0,-3,-.1>,<3,0,.1>}}translate z*15finish{ambient 1}}//POV35


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