Tom's POVRay Push Pin
The picture above was made with this
demo POV file and
this pin object POV file
About this Object
Based on the common plastic-headed push-pins that we see everywhere.
The shaft of the metal pin extends inside of the plastic, and has a flat
head on it, which is all visible
if rendered semi-transparent (as some of these push pins
are sold).
Specs
The axis of the pin lies on the Z axis, with the pin pointing in the
positive Z direction. The origin goes through the joint between
the metal pin shaft and the plastic pin top, so that it appears pushed
all the way into a plane at Z=0 (hint for using in scenes, pushpins are
never quite pushed
in all the way, and they're never pushed in completely straight).
The pin point is 3/8 units past the origin in the postive Z direction,
and the top of the plastic is 0.465 units in the negative Z direction.
Problems and Future Work
The spherical dome that sits on the top of the pin does not perfectly
match up to the cone it sits on top of.
Copyright
This web page, the associated image(s), and POV files are all copyright
2004 by Thomas A. Fine (that's me!). I hereby grant free distribution
rights, including for-profit uses, in full or in part, provided only
that copyright notices are preserved and due credit is given.
WARNING: This POV object is based on a real object. I'm not aware of
any legal issues related to the design of that real object. It is the
user's responsibility to cover your ass.
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