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  Re: the Utah teapot is older than you think!  
From: Kenneth
Date: 5 Feb 2009 02:35:01
Message: <web.498a964c2cee23eef50167bc0@news.povray.org>
"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Taking a break from Lego, I thought of a nice efficient method of placing
> objects relatively evenly over the surface of another object. This only took
> about 10-15 seconds to parse, and a good deal of that was building the rock
> mesh...

What a great trick!  It sure beats a 'random' tracing operation, especially on
the inside of the handle. *That's* magical. If you feel so inclined...PLEASE
post the details. I can think of many uses for it, even revamping some of my
old scenes.

Ken W.


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