On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:35:54 +0100, Tim Nikias <Tim### [at] gmxde> wrote:

> When I try to trace a scene with no objects at all, POV-Ray runs
> through all algorithms and stuff, but just as it tries to open the
> render window, it crashes.

Works fine for me on NT 4 sp 6 PII 233 with 128 MB, but ...

> I'm using POV-Ray Beta 8, have Windows 98 with 800 MHZ and 340 MB Ram.

I observed crashes on any scene on Windows 95. I'll report is as separate report
after investigations. I remember there were similiar reports.

> Is there no way POV-Ray could simply check if there is anything in
> scene, and if there isn't, just traces black background?

Nice sky_sphere is also nice scene.

> By the way, sky_sphere doesn't count as object, strangely.

Can you apply typical object's modifiers to sky_sphere ?
Finish, transparency, shadow ?

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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