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- POV-Ray Basic Tutorial
- Basic Geometric Objects
- and Other Geometric Objects
- Geometric Transformations
- Constructiv Solid Geometry
- While Loops with POV-Ray
- Loops, Sine, Cosine
- Realistic Skies + Water
- Random with POV-Ray
- POV-Ray Objects
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Descriptions, Include Files,
Insert Menu Add-on for POV-Ray |
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How to start with POV-Ray:
The original program of POV-Ray in English is freeware and can be downloaded
(compiled for all kinds of operation systems!) from the hompage of
the POV-Ray organisation at
www.povray.org - for details see the section "Download".
For easy starting I have made a bundle of templets for my
"Insert Menu Add-on"
for POV-Ray version 3.6.2/3.7 for Windows
update: 25-Aug-2009,
as an add-on to the original insert menu templets (zipped up: 7.179 kB).
These templets work without fixing any
obscure numbers and provide some basic scenes.
This bundle is useful to speed up the fundamental understanding
of how POV-Ray scene files work.
An additional set of templets containing
"Textures and Materials" is also available
(zipped up: 8.960 kB). update: 03-Aug-2005,
I also made some macros in the macro include file named "shapes_lo.inc"
( update: 03-Aug-2005(27 kB)),
with different shapes like a facetted sphere, a facetted egg, a wire pyramid and a round pyramid, etc..
For the chapter "Analytical Geometry with POV-Ray"
(update: 03-March-2007)
I made an include file "analytical_g.inc" (23kB) .
New: 03-March-2007
Insert Menu templates for "Analytical Geometry with POV-Ray":
"Analytical_Geometry.zip" (247kB )
Click here for the download and for how to install my Insert Menu Addon
and my macro include files.
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An introduction for beginners - to get a quick overview on POV-Ray 3.6
"The scenery description language of the POV-Ray 3.6.2 and POV-Ray 3.7 raytracer"
update: 18-October-2009,
zipped up: 1241 kB »Download here: povbasic.zip
Start reading with "povtuto0.htm". |
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+III. Basic Geometric Objects and Other Geometric Objects in POV-Ray
update: 03-Sept-2009,
Fundamentals and examples: "sphere", "cylinder", "cone", "torus",
"box", "prisma", "sor" and "plane" "text object",
"height_field", paraboloid, hyperboloid
and regular polyhedron, "parametric", "isosurface" und "mesh".
zipped up: 4624 kB »Download here: all_shapes.zip
Start reading with "shapes000e.htm". |
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Geometric Transformations
update: 20-Oct-2008
Basics about "translate", "rotate",
"scale", "matrix" shearing and "transform".
zipped up: 612 kB »Download here: trans.zip
Start reading with "basics1e.htm". |
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CSG - Constructiv Solid Geometry - Boolean Algebra with Solids
last update: 08-Jan-2009,
How is CSG working? The use of "union", "merge",
"difference", "intersection"
and "inverse" as well as "clipped_by".
zipped up: 144 kB »Download here: pov_csg.zip
Start reading with "povcsg1e.htm". |
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While Loops with POV-Ray
update: 04-March-2006
The application of while loops for placing objects in regular structures,
a tape of Moebius, screws, spirals, shells and ammonites.
Zipped up: 373 kB »Download here: pov_loop.zip
Start reading with "povlup1e.htm". |
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Loops, Sine, Cosine and POV
update: 02-April-2006
An application for the sine function or the cosine function together with while loops.
How to create concentric waves and flying carpets.
Zipped up: 127 kB »Download here: pov_sinus.zip
Start reading with "povsi3e1.htm". |
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Realistic Skies with POV-Ray and
Realistic Water with POV-Ray
update: 20-Dec-2009
About skies with realistic clouds, multiple layers of clouds and shadow casting clouds.
Also about reflecting surfaces of water, simulation of waves and partially transparent water.
All together zipped up: 4.83 MB »Download here: backgrnd.zip
For skies start reading with "p_sky1.htm".
For water start reading with "p_wat1.htm". |
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Random with POV-Ray
update: 26-Jan-2010
Samples for the use of random numbers for creating natural-looking irregularity in
arrangement, orientation, size and color.
Zipped up: 593 kB Download here: random.zip
Start reading with: "random1e.htm". |
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POV-Ray Objects - Ready-made Objects for POV-Ray
update: 03-March-2007
A collection of samples for objects declared in include files, ready to use in POV-Ray.
Also with the according Insert Menu Add-on for POV-Ray Objects.
Go to Download Page POV-Ray Objects |
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email:
Friedrich.Lohmueller_at_t-online.de