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Re: Muzzle flash in POV-Ray?
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Tue, 7 May 2002 16:58:54 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Tony Hafner writes:
In lugnet.cad.ray, Dave Schuler writes:
Is there info online somewhere about creating realistic explosion-type
bursts of light in POV-Ray?

Distorted/cropped spheres filled with media make pretty good flames.  Look
up media in the POV-Ray documentation, and feel free to contact me directly
if you have troubles.  I'm no expert, but I've managed to get this to work a
bit.

  Hey, that's pretty clever.  I was thinking in too linear a fashion,
looking for a way to do flames directly, rather than playing with what's
already available.  I'll play with it when I have the chance and let you
know.  Do you have any examples posted, by the way?

Thanks!

Dave!



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  Re: Muzzle flash in POV-Ray?
 
(...) I have two quickies: the quick way and the long way. (Note that both examples were written towards POVRay version 3.1g...) ... The quick way: Here's what I wrote for the green laser bolts in my wallpaper "Flight". (1) This creates a 8x8x600 (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)

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(...) Distorted/cropped spheres filled with media make pretty good flames. Look up media in the POV-Ray documentation, and feel free to contact me directly if you have troubles. I'm no expert, but I've managed to get this to work a bit. -- Tony (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)

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