POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Just in time for Christmas, Hopefully : Re: Just in time for Christmas, Hopefully Server Time
8 Sep 2024 07:43:17 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Just in time for Christmas, Hopefully  
From: Leef me
Date: 15 Dec 2007 18:30:01
Message: <web.4764628b33ad2e29892adb1d0@news.povray.org>
"Anthony D. Baye" <Sha### [at] spamnomorehotmailcom> wrote:
> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> > Anthony D. Baye wrote:
> > > The bulb object is made from a lathe, using a linear_spline.
> >
> >   Try 'sturm', or my MeshLathe macro (from http://lib.povray.org/ ).
> > The latter might even render faster...
>
> I tried using Sturm.  It takes longer, and there's no appreciable improvement.
> I suppose I could try the macro...
>
> Is it at all possible that the problem comes from having too many control
> points?  Current count is 3338 (I'll admit this may be overkill.}  Also, the
> defect seems to move upward as the incident angle increases.
>
> Thanks for the input,
>
> A.D.B.

You can usually fix that with nail polish. Is it possible to render nail polish
in Povray?

It seems to me that the clear&gold ball with the Nativity scene on it is a
little out of round in some places. Did the glass get too hot and sag?

Leef_me


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