Documentation Talk:Reference Section 4
Blob Formula
Better Blob Formula
inline pictures rendered from the portfolio
I know it might seems childish or simple, but even if the graphics illustrations in 2D are nice to explain the measurement (so, keep them), it might be more than a good move to also provide for each shape a sample of render (and we already have them, in the portfolio of povray, section allobjects).
It is pretty obvious what a sphere is, but even the torus had to rely on the donut naming to give everyone a clue. Text is good, but a really rendered shape for each entry (and whose source could be found in the distribution) might really enhance that section.
Actual changes to the pages would be: upload the rendered images from portfolio, add the pictures in the pages.
Some better images could be from the window's povray menu/Insert
- The issue of new images is something that's been raised before (other sections) ... it's on my list but low priority at the moment --jholsenback 17:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
- Update the syntax for ovus (at the beginning of the page, in the object chapter)
--Le Forgeron 08:36, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
OBJECT: FINITE_SOLID_OBJECT | FINITE_PATCH_OBJECT | INFINITE_SOLID_OBJECT | ISOSURFACE_OBJECT | PARAMETRIC_OBJECT | CSG_OBJECT | LIGHT_SOURCE | object { OBJECT_IDENTIFIER [OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] } FINITE_SOLID_OBJECT: BLOB | BOX | CONE | CYLINDER | HEIGHT_FIELD | JULIA_FRACTAL | LATHE | OVUS | PRISM | SPHERE | SPHERESWEEP | SUPERELLIPSOID | SOR | TEXT | TORUS FINITE_PATCH_OBJECT: BICUBIC_PATCH | DISC | MESH | MESH2 | POLYGON | TRIANGLE | SMOOTH_TRIANGLE INFINITE_SOLID_OBJECT: PLANE | POLY | CUBIC | QUARTIC | QUADRIC ISOSURFACE_OBJECT: ISOSURFACE PARAMETRIC_OBJECT: PARAMETRIC CSG_OBJECT: UNION | INTERSECTION | DIFFERENCE | MERGE