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29 Jul 2024 16:21:03 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Povray: the benefits  
From: nemesis
Date: 7 Nov 2011 12:10:00
Message: <web.4eb8102ab2cbacd3352a052d0@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >>> So that's where povray excels at, huh? Spheres and infinite planes.
> >>
> >> More like "anything with a tractible mathematical description". It's
> >> amazing what you can do with a handful of isosurfaces...
> >
> > You didn't answer my question. :)
>
> You said "is povray only good at spheres and planes?" And I pointed out
> that, no, it's good at far more than that.

It was the previous question:  do you see any spheres around you right now?

Yep, the only usual geometric surface you find is boxes in one way or another,
but most times they have beveled edges.

> > But call me when you have the proper isosurface functions for a car, a spoon or
> > an animal.
>
> Since I can't draw those anyway, it's kind of moot to me...

and since it's moot to you, it's moot to everyone else as well.


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