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8 Aug 2024 04:06:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: NIagara WIP Fife Rail (80k)  
From: Rene Bui
Date: 29 Sep 2005 17:40:00
Message: <web.433c5ea0f20d7d63e72b3a00@news.povray.org>
"Tim McMurdo" <jod### [at] wohrrcom> wrote:
> Here is my latest attempt at modeling coiled rope attached to a belaying
> pin. I created a macro that allows me to control specific parameters such
> as rope size, pigment darkness, number of turns, etc. The issue I had
> before was that in photo's of real rigging, there are always big heaps of
> messy coiled ropes & my previous attempts were just too clean. Combine the
> desired messiness with the fact that not all ropes are the same size and
> color & I just had to revisit this area of the model. I think this is much
> better.
>
> Tim

The ropes are very convincing, I can feel their weight.



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