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Re: Overlapping linetypes?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:35:55 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Dave Schuler wrote:
> For some of the more complicated designs on patterened elements, the path of
> least resistance suggests to me that a certain amount of overlap by two
> linetype statements of the same color might be the most efficient way of
> covering an area. As a hypothetical f'r'instance, imagine I'm trying to
> create a "no" sign--a circle with a line through it. Given the edgelines of
> ring4.dat (or the ring file of your choice), I can do the math and line up
> my intersecting linetype 4 polygon to match the pixelation, but how will
> these render in POV-Ray? Will there be gapping? Alternatively, it would
> seem a simple matter to overshoot the ring's inner edgeline just a bit to
> ensure that the linetype 4 polygon leaves no gaps, but how would this
> arrangement affect display in other programs?
> I'm not sure if this makes any sense--it's late in my workday and I'm
> typing in a hurry. If anyone can divine my meaning, please lend me some
> insight. Thanks in advance,
As long as the overlapping areas are coplanar and use the same color, this
approach is valid. I frequently use this approach to draw rings, when
there isn't a single ring primitive which fits my needs.
Steve
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