Pigment( ImageMap( *[BITMAP_TYPE] 'bitmap*[.ext]' *['gamma', GAMMA], *['premultiplied', BOOL] *[IM

Texture( *[PATTERNED_TEXTURE_ID] *[TRANSFORMATIONS...] ) | Texture( PATTERN_TYPE *[TEX

Finish( *[FINISH_IDENTIFIER], *[FINISH_ITEMS...] ) FINISH_ITEMS: 'ambient', COLOR | 'diffuse' , *[albedo] Amount, *[, Amount] |

Box( [Corner_1], [Corner_2] *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

LightSource( [Location], COLOR *[LIGHT_MODIFIERS...] ) LIGHT_MODIFIER: LIGHT_TYPE | SPOTLIGHT_ITEM |

Camera( *[CAMERA_ITEMS...] ) CAMERA_ITEMS: CAMERA_TYPE | CAMERA_VECTOR | CAMERA_MODIFIER | CAMERA_IDENTIFIER CAMERA_TY

A scene contains Items and can be written to a file. Examples --------- >>> scene = Scene( Camera('location', [1,1,1], 'look_at', [0,0,

Sphere( [Center], Radius *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Plane( [Normal], Distance *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Normal( BumpMap( BITMAP_TYPE 'bitmap.ext' *['gamma', GAMMA], *['premultiplied', BOOL], *[BUMP_MAP_MODS...]

Union( OBJECTS... *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

ColorMap( COLOR_MAP_BODY ) | ColourMap( COLOR_MAP_BODY ) COLOR_MAP_BODY: COLOR_MAP_IDENTIFIER | COLOR_MAP_ENTRY... COLOR_MAP_EN

Intersection( SOLID_OBJECTS... *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Cylinder( [Base_Point], [Cap_Point], Radius *[ 'open', ]*[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Fog( *[FOG_IDENTIFIER], *[FOG_ITEMS...] ) FOG_ITEMS: 'fog_type', Fog_Type | 'distance', Distance | COLOR | 'turbulence', [Tu

Background(COLOR)

Cone( [Base_Point], Base_Radius, [Cap_Point], Cap_Radius *[ 'open', ]*[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Interior( *[INTERIOR_IDENTIFIER], *[INTERIOR_ITEMS...] ) INTERIOR_ITEM: 'ior', Value | 'caustics', Value | 'dispersion', Value |

Object()

PigmentMap( PIGMENT_MAP_BODY ) PIGMENT_MAP_BODY: PIGMENT_MAP_IDENTIFIER | PIGMENT_MAP_ENTRY... PIGMENT_MAP_ENTRY: *[ '

Radiosity(*[Radiosity Items])

SkySphere( *[SKY_SPHERE_IDENTIFIER], *[SKY_SPHERE_ITEMS...] ) SKY_SPHERE_ITEM: PIGMENT | TRANSFORMATION | *[emission]

BicubicPatch( PATCH_ITEMS... [Point_1],[Point_2],[Point_3],[Point_4], [Point_5],[Point_6],[Point_7],[Point_8],

Blob( BLOB_ITEM... *[BLOB_MODIFIERS...]) BLOB_ITEM: Sphere([Center], Radius, *[ 'strength', ] Strength *[COMPONENT_MODIFIE

Bokeh( Pigment() )

BoundedBy( UNTEXTURED_SOLID_OBJECT... ) | BoundedBy( 'clipped_by' )

BUMP_MAP: Normal( BumpMap( BITMAP_TYPE "bitmap.ext" *[gamma GAMMA] *[premultiplied BOOL] *[BUMP_MAP_MODS

ClippedBy( UNTEXTURED_SOLID_OBJECT... ) | ClippedBy( 'bounded_by' ) | BoundedBy( UNTEXTURED_SOLID_OBJECT... ) |

ContainedBy( Object() )"

Cubic( [A1, A2, A3,... A20] *[POLY_MODIFIERS...] )

Density( *[DENSITY_IDENTIFIER] *[DENSITY_TYPE] *[DENSITY_MODIFIER...] ) DENSITY_TYPE: PATT

DensityMap( DENSITY_MAP_BODY ) DENSITY_MAP_BODY: DENSITY_MAP_IDENTIFIER | DENSITY_MAP_ENTRY... DENSITY_MAP_ENTRY: *[ '

Difference( SOLID_OBJECTS... *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Disc( [Center], [Normal], Radius, *[, Hole_Radius] *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

FaceIndices( number_of_faces, [index_a, index_b, index_c], [index_d, index_e, index_f], ... )

HeightField( *[HF_TYPE] 'filename' *['gamma', GAMMA], *['premultiplied', BOOL] | *[HF_FUNCTION] *[HF_MODIFIER...]

IMAGE_MAP: Pigment( ImageMap( *[BITMAP_TYPE] "bitmap*[.ext]" *[gamma GAMMA] *[premultiplied BOOL] *[IMAGE_

IMAGE_PATTERN: ImagePattern( BITMAP_TYPE "bitmap.ext" *[gamma GAMMA] *[premultiplied BOOL] *[IMAGE_MAP_MODS...]

InteriorTexture([TextureItems...]):

Irid( Irid_Amount, *[IRID_ITEMS...] ) IRID_ITEMS: 'thickness', Amount | 'turbulence', Amount

Isosurface( Function( FUNCTION_ITEMS ) *[ContainedBy( SPHERE | BOX )] *['threshold', FLOAT_VALUE] *['accuracy', FL

JuliaFractal( [4D_Julia_Parameter] *[JF_ITEM...], *[OBJECT_MODIFIER...] ) JF_ITEM: ALGEBRA_TYPE | FU

Lathe( *[SPLINE_TYPE] Number_Of_Points, [Point_1] [Point_2]... [Point_n] *[LATHE_MODIFIER...] ) SPL

LightGroup( LIGHT_GROUP LIGHT | LIGHT_GROUP OBJECT | LIGHT_GROUP *[LIGHT_GROUP MODIFIER] ) LIGHT_

LooksLike(Object())

This special class enables to use macros like Tetrahedron_by_Corners(P,Q,R,S, R1, R2, filled), with the syntax Macro('Tetrahedron_by_Corners'

Material( *[MATERIAL_IDENTIFIER]*[MATERIAL_ITEMS...] ) MATERIAL_ITEMS: TEXTURE | INTERIOR_TEXTURE | INTERIOR | TRANSFORMATIONS

MATERIAL_MAP: Texture( MaterialMap( BITMAP_TYPE \"bitmap.ext\" *[BITMAP_MODS...] TEXTURE... *[TRANSFORMA

Media( *[MEDIA_IDENTIFIER], *[MEDIA_ITEMS...] ) MEDIA_ITEMS: 'method', Number | 'intervals', Number | 'samples', Min, Max |

Merge( SOLID_OBJECTS... *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Mesh( MESH_TRIANGLE... *[MESH_MODIFIER...] ) MESH_TRIANGLE: Triangle( [Corner_1], [Corner_

MESH2 : Mesh2( VECTORS... LISTS... | INDICES... | MESH_MODIFIERS ) VECTORS :

NormalMap( NORMAL_MAP_BODY ) NORMAL_MAP_BODY: NORMAL_MAP_IDENTIFIER | NORMAL_MAP_ENTRY... NORMAL_MAP_ENTRY: *[ 'Value'

Ovus( Bottom_radius, Top_radius *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Parametric( Function( FUNCTION_ITEMS ), Function( FUNCTION_ITEMS ), Function( FUNCTION_ITEMS ) [u1,v1], [u2,v2]

Photons( spacing <photon_spacing> | count <photons_to_shoot> *[gather <min_gather>, <max_gather>] *[media <max_steps> *[,<f

PigmentPattern(PIGMENT_BODY)

Poly( Order, [A1, A2, A3,... An] *[POLY_MODIFIERS...] ) POLY_MODIFIERS: 'sturm' | OBJECT_MODIFIER

Polygon( Number_Of_Points, [Point_1] [Point_2]... [Point_n] *[OBJECT_MODIFIER...] )

Polynomial( Order, *[COEFFICIENTS...] *[POLY_MODIFIERS...] ) COEFFICIENTS: Xyz([x_power],[y_power],[z

Prism( *[PRISM_ITEMS...] Height_1, Height_2, Number_Of_Points, [Point_1], [Point_2], ... [Point_n] *[ 'open', ], *[P

ProjectedThrough(Object())

Quadric( [A,B,C],[D,E,F],[G,H,I],J *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Quartic( [A1, A2, A3,... A35] *[POLY_MODIFIERS...] )

Rainbow( *[RAINBOW_IDENTIFIER], *[RAINBOW_ITEMS...] ) RAINBOW_ITEM: 'direction', [Dir] | 'angle', Angle | 'width', Width | '

Reflection( *[COLOR_REFLECTION_MIN,] COLOR_REFLECTION_MAX *[fresnel BOOL_ON_OFF] *[falloff FLOAT_FALLOFF]

Scattering( Type, COLOR, *[ 'eccentricity', Value ], *[ 'extinction', Value ] )

Pigment( Slope( [Direction] *[, Lo_slope, Hi_slope ] *[ altitude [Altitude] *[, Lo_alt, Hi_alt ]] )

SlopeMap( SLOPE_MAP_BODY ) SLOPE_MAP_BODY: SLOPE_MAP_IDENTIFIER | SLOPE_MAP_ENTRY... SLOPE_MAP_ENTRY: *[ Value, [Heigh

SmoothTriangle( [Corner_1], [Normal_1], [Corner_2], [Normal_2], [Corner_3], [Normal_3] *[OBJECT_MODIFIER...] )

Sor( Number_Of_Points, [Point_1], [Point_2], ... [Point_n] *[ 'open', ], *[SOR_MODIFIERS...] ) SOR_MODIFIER:

SphereSweep( 'linear_spline' | 'b_spline' | 'cubic_spline' NUM_OF_SPHERES, CENTER, RADIUS, CENTER, RADIU

Spline( *[SPLINE_IDENTIFIER] | *[SPLINE_TYPE] | *[Val_1, [Point_1], Val_2, [Point_2],

Subsurface( translucency COLOR ) | Subsurface( samples INT, INT )| Subsurface( radiosity BOOL )"

Superellipsoid( [Value_E, Value_N] *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Text( 'ttf' 'fontname.ttf/ttc' 'String_of_Text' Thickness, [Offset] *[OBJECT_MODIFIERS...] )

Texture( *[PATTERNED_TEXTURE_ID] *[TRANSFORMATIONS...] ) | Texture( PATTERN_TYPE *[TEX

TextureMap( TEXTURE_MAP_BODY ) TEXTURE_MAP_BODY: TEXTURE_MAP_IDENTIFIER | TEXTURE_MAP_ENTRY... TEXTURE_MAP_ENTRY: *[ '

Torus( Major, Minor *[TORUS_MODIFIER...] ) TORUS_MODIFIER: 'sturm' | OBJECT_MODIFIER

Triangle( [Corner_1], [Corner_2], [Corner_3] *[MESH_TEXTURE] ) | SmoothTriangle( [Corne

Warp( WARP_ITEM ) WARP_ITEM: 'repeat', [Direction], *[REPEAT_ITEMS...] | 'black_hole', [Location], Radius, *[BLACK_HOLE_ITE