How do I use POV-Ray

[Gogf]

Originally posted by vbraun
Try this:

#declare insidet = difference{ box {
  <0, 0, 0>  // one corner position <X1 Y1 Z1>
  < 10,  2,  2>  // other corner position <X2 Y2 Z2>
}
// Capped Cylinder, closed [or open ended]
// cylinder { <END1>, <END2>, RADIUS [open] }
//  END1 = coord of one end of cylinder
//  END2 = coord of other end
// RADIUS = size of cylinder
// open = if present, cylinder is hollow, else capped
cylinder {
  <1,1,-0.1>,  <1,1,2.1>,  .9
  // open
}cylinder {
  <9,1,-0.1>,  <9,1,2.1>,  .9
  // open
}box {<1,.05,-1> <9,1.95, 3>}   }

#declare outsidet = union{cylinder {
  <1,1,-0.1>,  <1,1,2.1>,  1
  // open
}cylinder {
  <9,1,-0.1>,  <9,1,2.1>,  1
  // open
}box {<1,0,-1> <9,2, 3>} }

#declare tread =  
intersection{
object {outsidet}
object{insidet} 
}

What is it? It seems like some sort of box cylander mix. Is it your tank?

@the mormegil: I can't see your image.

 

[the mormegil]

Yeah, it didn't work and I don't know why.

That code is the code for the treads on his vehicle.

 

[the mormegil]

Here it is:

vbraun - I apologise for shamelessly copying your idea and thanks for the help with the tracks. I ended up using a slightly different method:

#declare insidet = union { box { <-9,-3,-10> <-5,1,10> }
cylinder { <-9,-1,-10> <-5,-1,-10> 2 }
cylinder { <-9,-1,10> <-5,-1,10> 2 } }

#declare outsidet = union { box { <-10,-2.8,-10> <-4,0.8,10> }
cylinder { <-10,-1,-10> <-4,-1,-10> 1.8 }
cylinder { <-10,-1,10> <-4,-1,10> 1.8 } }

#declare tread = difference { object { insidet } object { outsidet } pigment { rgb <0.2,0.2,0.2> } }

 

[Random Observer]

Originally posted by the mormegil


Nice, did you do it with a box with sphere cut outs?

Yea, does anyone know the camera angles and lighting to use so it looks normal compared to civ units?

 

[Gogf]

Originally posted by the mormegil
Here it is:

vbraun - I apologise for shamelessly copying your idea and thanks for the help with the tracks. I ended up using a slightly different method:

#declare insidet = union { box { <-9,-3,-10> <-5,1,10> }
cylinder { <-9,-1,-10> <-5,-1,-10> 2 }
cylinder { <-9,-1,10> <-5,-1,10> 2 } }

#declare outsidet = union { box { <-10,-2.8,-10> <-4,0.8,10> }
cylinder { <-10,-1,-10> <-4,-1,-10> 1.8 }
cylinder { <-10,-1,10> <-4,-1,10> 1.8 } }

#declare tread = difference { object { insidet } object { outsidet } pigment { rgb <0.2,0.2,0.2> } }

I've got to laern how to do this, everyone else is so much faster!

 

[Risbinroch]

I'm not.... Still struggling with the hull of my fighter, can't get the shape right. As with most things anyway, all it takes I guess is training, training, training.... And struggling...

 

[vbraun]

@Gogf-that is the code for the treads.
@the mormegil-That very nice No problem.

Just a little update:

 

[Gogf]

@vbraun: aw, cmon, add the wheel.

I should be able to release a madless canoe (with a paddle ) in a week or so.

 

[vbraun]

Fine...

BTW, I was going to make a canoe next

Image is really bad due to the fact its a gif and not a bmp

 

[Gogf]

1. Nice, you added a wheel!
2. C'mon, you can do better than a canoe (see tank), while that is the best I can do .

VB, the tank look amazing. I just wonder how the attack is made. Do you just keep a shell in the tank, and then animate it coming out, through where the gun is?

 

[vbraun]

you'll see

 

[vbraun]

BTW, The canoe would take a lot of csg. But it she be overall pretty easy.

 

[Gogf]

Right, my first project shall be easy. Maybe I'll release it as "invisible man in canoe" .

 

[Gogf]

Okay, so what is wrong with this?:

  #include "colors.inc" 
  #include "stones.inc"
  background { color Magenta }
  camera {orthographic location <0,66,-124>*0.1
angle 27
look_at <0,4,0>*0.1 }
#declare yrot = -130  ;            //0,-48,-90,-132,180,132,90,48
  cone {
    <0, 1, 0>, 0.3    // Center and radius of one end
    <1, 2, 3>, 1.0    // Center and radius of other end
    open              // Removes end caps
    texture { T_Stone25 scale 4 }
    }
    rotate y*yrot     // Equivalent to "rotate <0,20,0>" 
    }                                   
  light_source { <2, 4, -3> color White}

It lights up the

    rotate y*yrot     // Equivalent to "rotate <0,20,0>"

line. Sorry for not getting this. I've tried many different things, and can't get it to work.

 

[the mormegil]

Isn't it because you haven't specified what to rotate?
The rotate y*yrot is after the ending '}' of the cone.

Or, have I totally missed the point here?

 

[vbraun]

Try this:

#include "colors.inc" 
  #include "stones.inc"
  background { color Magenta }
  camera {orthographic location <0,66,-124>*0.1
angle 27
look_at <0,4,0>*0.1 }
#declare yrot = -130  ;            //0,-48,-90,-132,180,132,90,48
  cone {
    <0, 1, 0>, 0.3    // Center and radius of one end
    <1, 2, 3>, 1.0    // Center and radius of other end
    open              // Removes end caps
    texture { T_Stone25 scale 4 }
    rotate y*yrot     // Equivalent to "rotate <0,20,0>"
    } 
    }                                   
  light_source { <2, 4, -3> color White}

 

[Gogf]

Thanks VB.

A couple more questions (yes, I looked in the help file):

1. How do I make a cylander enlongated?
2. How do I chop off the top, and do it in a manner so that you can see the inside of the buttom? Use a clipped_by? How exactly do I do that? Thanks.

I'm getting this sort of now, but I was need to know a few more things...

 

[vbraun]

1. How do I make a cylander enlongated?

What do you mean? Ithink you mean make it longer in certain directions.

use scale <x,y,z>

taht will increase the size of that dimmension by multipliny what you put times the original dimensions.

2. How do I chop off the top, and do it in a manner so that you can see the inside of the buttom? Use a clipped_by? How exactly do I do that? Thanks.

Try using open in this manner:

   cylinder {<5, 2.25, 3.5>,     <16, 3, 3.5>,     0.4     open}

 

[Gogf]

Woops, sorry, I meant a sphere. How do I make it not erfectly round, and be very wide, while not that tall?

 

[aaglo]

how about:

sphere {<0,0,0> //location of the center
1 //radius
scale <1,0.5,1> //scaling in x, y and z-direction
clipped_by{
box{<-2,-2,-2> //first corner
<2,0,2> //the other corner
}//end of box
}//end of clipped_by
pigment {Yellow}
}//end of sphere