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| + | *[[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]] | ||
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*[[HowTo:Create multi-phase web buttons | How to: Create multi-phase web buttons]] | *[[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: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]] | ||
==== Working with POV-Ray ==== | ==== 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]] | ||
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| + | =====POV-Ray for Microsoft Windows===== | ||
| + | *[[HowTo:Take full advantage of the Insert menu | How to: Take full advantage of the Insert menu]] | ||
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| + | =====POV-Ray for Mac OS / Mac OS X===== | ||
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| + | ====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:Plan your scenes | How to: Plan your scenes]] | ||
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====General POV-Ray troubleshooting==== | ====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]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Known Issues | Known Issues and Possible Work-arounds]] | ||
Revision as of 01:06, 3 September 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
- How to: Use constructive solid geometry
- How to: Use conditional structures
- How to: Use macros and loops
- How to: Turn a function into a stepped function
Work-in-Progress Articles
Animating your creations
- How to: Create animations
- How to: Create more complex animations
- How to: Animation pitfalls
- How to: Encode animations as Ogg Theora Video (A non-proprietary video file format)
Objects
- How to: Use constructive solid geometry
- How to: Use the blob object
- How to: Use the isosurface object
- How to: Use the lathe object
- How to: Use the plane object
- How to: Use spline and bezier curves
Texturing
Lighting
- How to: Make soft shadows using the area_light
- How to: Simulate real-world ambient light
- How to: Simulate real-world optical effects
- How to: Make realistic outdoor lighting
- How to: Make realistic indoor lighting
Special effects in POV-Ray
- How to: Use fog and media
- How to: Use rainbow
- How to: Use photons
- How to: Use radiosity
- How to: Use sky_sphere and background
Special output in POV-Ray
- How to: Create anaglyph images
- How to: Create multi-phase web buttons
- How to: Create images for use as a heightfield
- How to: Utilize the histogram
Working with POV-Ray
Platform-specific tips to get the most out of POV-ray:
POV-Ray for Microsoft Windows
POV-Ray for Mac OS / Mac OS X
POV-Ray for Unix
Building Scenes in 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.