Difference between revisions of "HowTo:Contents"
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*[[HowTo:Create animations]] | *[[HowTo:Create animations]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Create more complex animations]] | *[[HowTo:Create more complex animations]] | ||
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− | ====Special | + | ====Special effects in POV-ray==== |
*[[HowTo:Use fog and media]] | *[[HowTo:Use fog and media]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Use rainbow]] | *[[HowTo:Use rainbow]] | ||
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*[[HowTo:Create anaglyph images]] | *[[HowTo:Create anaglyph images]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Create multi-phase web buttons]] | *[[HowTo:Create multi-phase web buttons]] | ||
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*[[HowTo:Plan your scenes]] | *[[HowTo:Plan your scenes]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Build a basic scene]] | *[[HowTo:Build a basic scene]] | ||
− | *[[HowTo:Take | + | *[[HowTo:Take full advantage of the Insert menu]] |
− | ====Scene | + | ====Scene description language==== |
*[[HowTo:Manage your variables]] | *[[HowTo:Manage your variables]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Use conditional structures]] | *[[HowTo:Use conditional structures]] | ||
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− | ====Troubleshooting | + | ====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]]. | 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 | + | *[[HowTo:Fix unexpected image output|Why is my image completely black?]] |
− | *[[HowTo:Fix | + | *[[HowTo:Fix unexpected invisiblity#Objects|Why aren't all of my objects showing up?]] |
− | *[[HowTo:Fix | + | *[[HowTo:Fix unexpected invisiblity#Media|Why doesn't my fog or other media show up?]] |
− | *[[HowTo:Fix | + | *[[HowTo:Fix artifacts#Coincident surfaces|What are all of these weird speckles on my object?]] |
− | *[[HowTo:Fix | + | *[[HowTo:Fix artifacts#Isosurfaces|What is the best way to fix holes in my isosurface?]] |
− | ====General POV-ray | + | ====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 [[#Troubleshooting Your Scene|Troubleshooting Your Scene]]. | 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 [[#Troubleshooting Your Scene|Troubleshooting Your Scene]]. | ||
*[[HowTo:Install multiple versions of POV-ray]] | *[[HowTo:Install multiple versions of POV-ray]] |
Revision as of 08:30, 29 April 2008
The following is a list of the currently-available 'How To' articles. If you add a new article, please list it here.
Please also read our Editing Guidelines prior to creating any articles.
Suggestions
It would be handy if some users co-operated in working out a 'wishlist' of articles and a hierarchy for them, and then created the links to the empty pages from this page.
Discussions should be held on the talk page, not here.
Completed Articles
Work-in-Progress Articles
Animating your creations
- HowTo:Create animations
- HowTo:Create more complex animations
- HowTo:Animation pitfalls
- HowTo:Encode animations as Ogg Theora Video (A non-proprietary video file format)
Objects
- HowTo:Use constructive solid geometry
- HowTo:Use the blob object
- HowTo:Use the isosurface object
- HowTo:Use the lathe object
- HowTo:Use the plane object
- HowTo:Use spline and bezier curves
Texturing
Lighting
Special effects in POV-ray
- HowTo:Use fog and media
- HowTo:Use rainbow
- HowTo:Use photons
- HowTo:Use radiosity
- HowTo:Use sky_sphere and background
Special output in POV-ray
- HowTo:Create anaglyph images
- HowTo:Create multi-phase web buttons
- HowTo:Create images for use as a heightfield
Working with POV-ray
Scene description language
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.
- Why is my image completely black?
- Why aren't all of my objects showing up?
- Why doesn't my fog or other media show up?
- What are all of these weird speckles on my object?
- What is the best way to fix holes in my isosurface?
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 Troubleshooting Your Scene.