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==Work-in-Progress Articles== | ==Work-in-Progress Articles== | ||
| + | ====Animating Your Creations==== | ||
*[[HowTo:Create animations]] | *[[HowTo:Create animations]] | ||
| − | *[[HowTo:Create | + | *[[HowTo:Create More Complex Animations]] |
| − | *[[HowTo: | + | *[[HowTo:Animation Pitfalls]] |
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| + | ====Objects:==== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use constructive solid geometry]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Use the blob object]] | *[[HowTo:Use the blob object]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use the isosurface object]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Use the lathe object]] | *[[HowTo:Use the lathe object]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Use the plane object]] | *[[HowTo:Use the plane object]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use spline and Bezier Curves]] | ||
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| + | ====Texturing==== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use UV-mapping]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use an Image as a Texture]] | ||
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| + | ====Lighting:==== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use the area_light]] | ||
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| + | ====Special Effects in POV-ray==== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use fog and media]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use rainbow]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Use photons]] | *[[HowTo:Use photons]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Use radiosity]] | *[[HowTo:Use radiosity]] | ||
| − | *[[HowTo:Use | + | *[[HowTo:Use sky_sphere and background]] |
| − | *[[HowTo: | + | |
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| + | ====Special Output in POV-ray==== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Create Anaglyph Images]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Create Multi-phase Web Buttons]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Create Images for use as a heightfield]] | ||
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| + | ==== Working with POV-ray ==== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Plan Your Scenes]] | ||
*[[HowTo:Build a Basic Scene]] | *[[HowTo:Build a Basic Scene]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Take Full Advantage of the Insert Menu]] | ||
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| + | ====Scene Description Language==== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Manage Your Variables]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use Conditional Structures]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Use Macros and Loops]] | ||
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| + | ====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 Invisiblity#Objects|Why aren't all of my objects showing up?]] | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Fix Unexpected Invisiblity#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?]] | ||
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| + | ====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]]. | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Install Multiple Versions of POV-ray]] | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 28 December 2007
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
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.