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25 Apr 2024 03:15:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: text directive + vstr =3D3D3D3D3D garbled  
From: Bald Eagle
Date: 3 Aug 2013 17:50:01
Message: <web.51fd7a8d8ca650b273fc9ebb0@news.povray.org>
> > 0.2 translate (x*X2)+0.2 pigment { color Green}}
>
> Is it intentional that you translate by 0.2 in /all/ three dimensions
> (in addition to translating by X2 along the x axis)?

No.  So I guess I need to do x*(X2+0.2)
I've always found the translate syntax confusing because my brain wants to
multiply the present X location by the float, instead of adding it like what
actually happens.   Grrrr.


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