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Re: Yet another Datsville update
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Date: 
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 22:07:07 GMT
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Bram Lambrecht <BramL@JUNO.com> wrote in message news:FI8GCG.DH7@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.cad, John VanZwieten writes:
I finally got POV to work again, so check out the latest at
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/datsville/
or http://www.geocities.com/heartland/fields/1864/datsville.html .  The
overhead image map can only be viewed at the geocities site.

Looks good!  A couple comments about the landscaping:
1) If you increase r_l (or whatever I called the length
   of the river) the turns won't be quite so sharp.

Good plan.

2) I know it adds to rendering time, but turning the fog
   on for the non-overhead views will set the hills back
   so they don't interfere with the foreground as much--
   it'll give a better sense of distance.

Dang!  I keep forgetting to do that!  I turned it off for the overhead, and
keep meaning to turn it back on.  I kind of have a system down now, where
after I make a set of additions, I rerun the overhead, then do a few closeups.
Just have to add the fog thing to my routine.

I look forward to more :)

Then check it out:  a rare weekend update.  (Well, check about 15 min. after
this post.)

-John Van



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  Re: Yet another Datsville update
 
A couple of comments on the update. 1. The dead end street to the right of the city hall has got some grass growing in the cracks :) 2. The water tower image map is messed up. 3. While looking at the lugnet datsville page I noticed you had done a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)

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  Re: Yet another Datsville update
 
(...) Looks good! A couple comments about the landscaping: 1) If you increase r_l (or whatever I called the length of the river) the turns won't be quite so sharp. 2) I know it adds to rendering time, but turning the fog on for the non-overhead (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)

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