Animation with POV-Ray

Welcome to Part 2

In this section, you'll learn how to create animations using the sine function. Then we'll explore other possibilities for the animations by using other functions and techniques. At this point, you should already have experimented with POV-Ray and be familiar with its syntax. If you aren't, go to the POV-Ray Help menu and select "Help on the POV-Ray Scene Language." Spend hours on end reading, learning, and cut-n-pasting the examples and changing them. Then go through the Scenes directory in your POV-Ray folder. There are many examples to look at and experiment with. Come back when you're done and this tutorial will be a breeze. :)

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Get to know sin(x)

At the heart of all four animations above is the sine function. Get to know it and use it! You should already know that sin = opposite/adjacent by remembering SOHCAHTOA. What you may not know are the graphical properties of sine and what it represents geometrically. Here's a quick review the sine function:

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