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Recently, an effort has been begun to migrate POV-Ray scenes and objects from web pages hosted by the now defunct Geocities to the [http://lib.povray.org/searchcollection/index2.php POV-Ray Object Collection]. Discussion toward this end has occurred on the POV-Ray newsgroups, [http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C4ab9f48c%40news.povray.org%3E/ here], [http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C4abcaa2b%241%40news.povray.org%3E/ here] and [http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C4ac4c5ba%40news.povray.org%3E/ here]. A log of sorts exists [http://povhouse.freewebsites.com/geocities/objects.html here].
 
Recently, an effort has been begun to migrate POV-Ray scenes and objects from web pages hosted by the now defunct Geocities to the [http://lib.povray.org/searchcollection/index2.php POV-Ray Object Collection]. Discussion toward this end has occurred on the POV-Ray newsgroups, [http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C4ab9f48c%40news.povray.org%3E/ here], [http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C4abcaa2b%241%40news.povray.org%3E/ here] and [http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C4ac4c5ba%40news.povray.org%3E/ here]. A log of sorts exists [http://povhouse.freewebsites.com/geocities/objects.html here].
  
In addition, there are also a number of objects/scenes that exist on Wikimedia Commons that were published under a compatible license, and include the POV-Ray source code. A list of them follows:
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In addition, there are also a number of objects/scenes that exist on Wikimedia Commons that were published under a compatible license, and include the POV-Ray source code. A tentative list follows:
  
 
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pentatope_of_70_spheres_animation_original.gif Pentatope of 70 spheres animation original]
 
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pentatope_of_70_spheres_animation_original.gif Pentatope of 70 spheres animation original]

Revision as of 08:13, 6 November 2009

Recently, an effort has been begun to migrate POV-Ray scenes and objects from web pages hosted by the now defunct Geocities to the POV-Ray Object Collection. Discussion toward this end has occurred on the POV-Ray newsgroups, here, here and here. A log of sorts exists here.

In addition, there are also a number of objects/scenes that exist on Wikimedia Commons that were published under a compatible license, and include the POV-Ray source code. A tentative list follows:

It is also good to check the category of POV-generated files: