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==Completed articles==

*[[HowTo:Use constructive solid geometry | How to: Use constructive solid geometry]]
*[[HowTo:Use conditional structures | How to: Use conditional structures]]
*[[HowTo:Use macros and loops | How to: Use macros and loops]]

==Work-in-Progress Articles==

====Animating your creations====
*[[HowTo:Create animations | How to: Create animations]]
*[[HowTo:Create more complex animations | How to: Create more complex animations]]
*[[HowTo:Animation pitfalls | How to: Animation pitfalls]]
*[[HowTo:Encode animations as Ogg Theora Video | How to: Encode animations as Ogg Theora Video]] (A non-proprietary video file format)

====Objects====
*[[HowTo:Use constructive solid geometry | How to: Use constructive solid geometry]]
*[[HowTo:Use the blob object | How to: Use the blob object]]
*[[HowTo:Use the isosurface object | How to: Use the isosurface object]]
*[[HowTo:Use the lathe object | How to: Use the lathe object]]
*[[HowTo:Use the plane object | How to: Use the plane object]]
*[[HowTo:Use spline and bezier curves | How to: Use spline and bezier curves]]

====Texturing====
*[[HowTo:Use UV-mapping | How to: Use UV-mapping]]
*[[HowTo:Use an image as a texture | How to: Use an image as a texture]]
*[[HowTo:Turn a continuous function into a stepped function | How to: Turn a continuous function into a stepped function]]

====Lighting====
*[[HowTo:Make soft shadows using the area_light | How to: Make soft shadows using the area_light]]
*[[HowTo:Use radiosity | How to: Simulate real-world ambient light]]
*[[HowTo:Use photons | How to: Simulate real-world optical effects]]
*[[HowTo:Make realistic outdoor lighting | How to: Make realistic outdoor lighting]]
*[[HowTo:Make realistic indoor lighting | How to: Make realistic indoor lighting]]

====Special effects in POV-Ray====
*[[HowTo:Use fog and media | How to: Use fog and media]]
*[[HowTo:Use rainbow | How to: Use rainbow]]
*[[HowTo:Use photons | How to: Use photons]]
*[[HowTo:Use radiosity | How to: Use radiosity]]
*[[HowTo:Use sky_sphere and background | How to: Use sky_sphere and background]]
*[[HowTo:Fix old scenes to work with the new gamma system | How to: Fix old scenes to work with the new gamma system]]
*[http://www.ldraw.org/Article528.html How to: Render LDraw scenes for polarized glasses] (off site, needs to be re-written in more general terms that are not LDraw-specific)
*[[HowTo:Manual focal blur | How to create focal blur manually]]

====Special output in POV-Ray====
*[[HowTo:Create anaglyph images | How to: Create anaglyph images]]
*[[HowTo:Create multi-phase web buttons | How to: Create multi-phase web buttons]]
*[[HowTo:Create images for use as a heightfield | How to: Create images for use as a heightfield]]
*[[HowTo:Utilize the histogram | How to: Utilize the histogram]]
*[[HowTo:High precision heightfields|How to: Create high precision heightfields using POV-Ray]]

====Special input in POV-Ray====
*[[HowTo:Use SVG images as the basis for prisms and lathes | How to: Use SVG images as the basis for prisms and lathes]]

==== Working with POV-Ray ====
Platform-specific tips to get the most out of POV-ray:
*[[HowTo:Install multiple versions of POV-Ray | How to: Install multiple versions of POV-Ray]]
*[[HowTo:Configure your favorite text editor to work with POV-Ray| How to: Configure your favorite text editor to work with POV-Ray]]

=====POV-Ray for Microsoft Windows=====
*[[HowTo:Take full advantage of the Insert menu | How to: Take full advantage of the Insert menu]]

=====POV-Ray for Mac OS / Mac OS X=====

=====POV-Ray for Unix=====

====Building Scenes in POV-Ray====
*[[HowTo:Build a basic scene | How to: Build a basic scene]]
*[[HowTo:Plan your scenes | How to: Plan your scenes]]
*[[HowTo:Place objects on another object | Place objects on another object]]

====Scene Description Language====
*[[HowTo:Manage your variables | How to: Manage your variables]]
*[[HowTo:Use conditional structures | How to: Use conditional structures]]
*[[HowTo:Use macros and loops | How to: Use macros and loops]]

====Troubleshooting your scene====
This section is for figuring out why your scene isn't rendering as expected. For problems related to installation or removal of POV-Ray, updates, crashes, or other software-related issues, see [[#General POV-Ray troubleshooting | General POV-Ray troubleshooting]].
*[[HowTo:Fix unexpected image output | Why is my image completely black?]]
*[[HowTo:Fix unexpected invisibility#Objects | Why aren't all of my objects showing up?]]
*[[HowTo:Fix unexpected invisibility#Media | Why doesn't my fog or other media show up?]]
*[[HowTo:Fix artifacts#Coincident surfaces | What are all of these weird speckles on my object?]]
*[[HowTo:Fix artifacts#Isosurfaces | What is the best way to fix holes in my isosurface?]]
*[[HowTo:Fix artifacts#Floating-point expressions | Why are my expressions not evaluating to 1 (or some other integer)?]]

====General POV-Ray troubleshooting====
This section is for software problems with POV-Ray. If you are trying to figure out why your scene isn't rendering as expected, see [[HowTo:Contents#Troubleshooting your scene|Troubleshooting Your Scene]].
*[[Installation#Troubleshooting | Installation Troubleshooting]]
*[[Known Issues | Known Issues and Possible Work-arounds]]
*[[HowTo:Make A Bug Report | How to make a Bug Report]]
*[[HowTo:Make A Bug Report | How to]] [http://www.genuineessay.com/ order custom essay]
*[[HowTo:POV-Ray Feature Requests|How to make a feature request]]

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