Insert Menu Add-on (POV-Ray for Windows v3.62 / v3.7) last update: 25-Aug-2009
+ Add-on Part "Textures and Materials" last update: 03-Aug-2005
+ Include File "shapes_lo.inc" last update: 23-July-2006
+ Add-on Part "Analytical Geometry" last update: 03-March-2007
+ Include File "analytical_g.inc" last update: 27-Sept-2004

What's in there?
You can see here an intensive demonstration here
------> "Insert Menu Add-on Overview"
------> Overview Include File "shapes_lo.inc"

How to install?
Step 1:

Attention please: If you have installed an older version of the "Basic templates", you should cancel or rename this version. Otherwise you will get a chaotic mixture of old and new text template files!

Download my Insert Menu Add-on with the file
"Basic_templates.zip" (7.179 kB)
and copy this file to your Insert Menu directory in your POV-Ray program directory
(normally this is
  with POV-Ray for Windows 3.62:
    under Windows XP "C:\Programs\POV-Ray for Windows v3.6\Insert Menu\"
    under Windows Vista: "C:\Users\MY_NAME\Documents\POV-Ray\v3.6\Insert Menu\"
  with POV-Ray 3.7 beta:
    unter Windows XP/Vista:"..\Documents\POV-Ray\v3.6 bzw. v3.7\Insert Menu\" ).

Extract this file with winzip using "Extract to ... "
with option "use folder names" active and
choose in folder "Insert Menu" the subdirectory "00 - Basic templates".
You will get the following structur of subdirectories:

C:\Programs\POV-Ray for Windows v3.6 or v3.7   (under Windows XP)
resp.
C:\Users\MY_NAME\Documents\POV-Ray\v3.6 or v3.7   (under Windows Vista)
..............\Insert Menue
...........................\00 - Basic templates
................................................\10 - Ready_made scenes
................................................\20 - Shapes with textures
................................................\21 - Shapes 2 with textures
................................................\22 - Shapes_q with textures
................................................\24 - shapes_lo.inc
................................................\25 - Special shapes with textures
................................................\27 - 3D text shapes
................................................\28 - height_field and HF macros
................................................\29 - Non-CSG shapes
................................................\30 - Isosurfaces by basic functions
................................................\31 - Isosurfaces by function.inc
................................................\32 - Isosurfaces by pattern functions
................................................\37 - Parametric Surfaces
................................................\40 - While loops
................................................\45 - Random
................................................\50 - Shearing and transform
................................................\55 - Colors in textures
................................................\60 - Textures and Materials (!!! extra download! see Step 4!)
................................................\70 - Lights, skies, fogs, rainbow
................................................\80 - Math Functions
................................................\85 - Analytical Geometry (!!! extra download! see Step 6!)
................................................\90 - General statements
................................................\95 - Animation
...........................\00 - Scene templates
...........................\10 - Headers ..... and all the other Insert Menu items.
Step 2:
Download my macro include file with the file
"shapes_lo.inc" (27 KB) and
"Circle_Text_Valigned.inc" (8 KB)
and copy it to your include file directory in your POV-Ray program directory
(normally this is "C:\Programs\POV-Ray for Windows v3.6\include\".
Sure you can also use any other directory mentioned by "Library_Path=" in your "povray.ini")
Step 3:
Download my height_field sample targa file (4 mountains) with the file
"MountLo.zip"(777 KB)
[For download click on the file name with the right mouse button and
choose from context menu "Save Target as ..."]
and copy it to your include file directory in your POV-Ray program directory.
Extract also this file with winzip to your include file directory.
Step 4:
Download my Insert Menu Add-on Part "Textures and Materials " with the file
"Textures_and_Materials.zip" (8.960 kB)
and copy this file to your Insert Menu subdirectory "00 - Basic templates".
Extract this file with winzip using "Extract to ... " with option "use folder names" active,
choose folder C:\Programs\POV-Ray for Windows v3.6\Insert Menu\00 - Basic templates\60 - Textures and Materials".
You will get the structur of subdirectories like shown above.
Step 5:
Download my include file for "Analytical Geometry with POV-Ray" with the file
"analytical_g.inc" (23kB )
[For download click on the file name avec right mouse button and choose from context menu "Save Target as ..."]
and copy this file to your include file directory in your POV-Ray program directory.

Step 6:
Download my Insert Menu Add-on part "Analytical Geometry" with the file
"Analytical_Geometry.zip" (247kB )
[For download click on the file name avec right mouse button and
choose from context menu "Save Target as ..."]
and copy it to your Insert Menu subdirectory "00 - Basic templates".