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Subject: 
POV-RAY question
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Date: 
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:19:07 GMT
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I've been messing around with pov-ray today and I've been trying
to
figure out how I can get headlights/taillights/emergency lights
for
a fire truck. I've seen headlights done before, but I can't seem
to get
it to work. I can make a spotlight, but the light doesn't seem
to go very
far or seem very bright.
Any help on this subject would be  *_*greatly*_* appreciated.
Thank you
Ryan

"God wants us to realize that He is our everything."  David
Robinson



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: POV-RAY question
 
A easy way to do this is in Ledit, insert the file "light.dat" inside the element you want lit up. By running L3P with the -l option it turns the light.dat files into light sources. (I'm not sure if this works with L2P, you will have to check if (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: POV-RAY question
 
(...) Try playing with the "ambience" value on the piece you want to light up. Arg, I forget the actual syntax, and all my POV files are on my other machine, so I'll just have to tell ya to check the docs. Basically, the ambience value tells POV-Ray (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: POV-RAY question
 
Scott R Dennett skrev i meddelandet <199908231819070990....te.net>... (...) Not exactly headlights and such, but I made some experiments around Christmas last year. You're welcome to take a look, and if you want I'll try to find the POV-source for (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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