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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