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From: =RAY=
Date: 13 Aug 2002 12:20:13
Message: <web.3d5930b060a0b574264908380@news.povray.org>
Tek wrote:
>This is the first test of an idea for the Force Of Nature round of the IRTC.
>This is a meteor's view of it hitting a planet. There's a couple of obvious
>bugs: it flies through a couple of hills, and you can see the level of detail
>change from a smooth surface to an isosurface. There's also something really
>wierd at the start of the animation, where it looks like the planet appears
>through an imaginary plane. I've modelled everything to a scale of 1 pov unit =
>1 metre, the planet has a radius of 6,000,000 units, so maybe it's just hitting
>the limit of POV's accuracy.
>
>What do you think? Any comments, suggestions, etc.?
I agree with the other comments, but it would be interesting if you can see
the result from orbit.  Also, it might be better to slow the metor down so
we could see some nice land detail.


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