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19 Apr 2024 08:25:15 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Artefact in lathe object using hollow and interior media emission  
From: Bald Eagle
Date: 20 Jan 2021 20:00:01
Message: <web.6008d1a435b6182b1f9dae300@news.povray.org>
"nj" <nomail@nomail> wrote:

> What I still don't quite get is this: Why is the problem occurring where it
> occurs? Or better -- if it's solvable by inserting more points -- how do I know
> where to insert them?
>
> Also, I would need to know where on the spline the inserted points need to be.

Yeah - that's a tricky thing to ponder at first, but perhaps you can use a
bezier_spline in your lathe, and use "degree elevation" to figure out exactly
where your additional points need to be.

https://ufile.io/820aj7gm
The concept is outlined / illustrated on page 16


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