scale xmult ymult zmult
Scale is like the multiplication (x) operator in mathematics, it does not simply enlarge or reduce an object is "multiplies" it, if you have a sphere with a radius of 2, centred at (5 5 5) and you scale that sphere by 2 2 2 the result is a sphere of radius 4 centred at (10 10 10).
The best way to "enlarge" an object, is fistly to translate the object to the origin (0 0 0), then scale the object and then finally to translate the object back to it's location.
Scale can also be used to "mirror" (reflect) an object: if one of the scale values is negative then the object is flipped in that axis. This is useful when creating symetrical objects, because only half the object needs to be created.
The example below shows a "flat dome" created using a hollow cylinder that is repeatedly scaled.
Figure 6-5
Figure 6-6
/*
scale.ray
Flat-Dome created using scale
Stephen Peter 8 Feb 93
*/
screen 300 200
eyep -500 -2500 -200
lookp 1000 500 500
light 1 point -500 -300 -1000
background .9 .9 .9
surface light_brown
ambient .30 .15 0
diffuse .59 .26 .13
name part1
intersect
difference
list
disc 2000 0 0 -1000 0 0 -1
cylinder 2000 0 0 -1000 0 0 -500
disc 2000 0 0 -500 0 0 1
end
list
disc 1800 0 0 -1010 0 0 -1
cylinder 1800 0 0 -1010 0 0 -490
disc 1800 0 0 -490 0 0 1
end
end
box -2010 0 -1010 2010 2010 -490
end
name part2 object part1 scale .9 .9 .75
name part3 object part2 scale .9 .9 .75
name part4 object part3 scale .9 .9 .75
name part5 object part4 scale .9 .9 .75
name part6 object part5 scale .9 .9 .75
name part7 object part6 scale .9 .9 .75
name part8 object part7 scale .9 .9 .75
name part9 object part8 scale .9 .9 .75
name part10 object part9 scale .9 .9 .75
name part11 object part10 scale .9 .9 .75
name part12 object part11 scale .9 .9 .75
name flat_dome
list
object part1
object part2
object part3
object part4
object part5
object part6
object part7
object part8
object part9
object part10
object part11
object part12
end
object light_brown flat_dome translate 0 0 1000
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