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From: mpogue@dg.dg.com (Mike Pogue)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: surface descriptions for "rayshade"?
Keywords: rayshade surfaces
Message-ID: <275@dg.dg.com>
Date: 2 Mar 90 22:47:24 GMT
Reply-To: mpogue@dg.dg.com (Mike Pogue)
Organization: Data General, Westboro, MA.
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  Does anybody have any specific or general surface descriptors for
"rayshade"?

  I hate typing in all those numbers for ambient, diffuse, and 
specular colors, along with indices of refraction, etc.

  ALthough the technique of using macros is definitely explained well
in the documentation, I wonder if anybody ever got around to generating
any that they'd be willing to post.

  e.g. surface foobar GREEN GLASS
       surface glop   WHITE PLASTIC
       surface plunk  BRONZE

  I'd be interested in anything:  metal, plastic, glass, paper, or any other
HUMAN-style descriptions of real life surface characteristics.

  I will post the results, if anyone cares to send email to me (mpogue@dg.dg.com).

Thanks!


Mike Pogue
Data General Corp.

Speaking for myself, not my company....