Rotating Objects  

Cyclic animations - the rotation of objects.

Rotating Text Objects
An example:

// The text: ------------------------
text { ttf "arial.ttf", "Rotation", 0.2 , 0
       texture{ pigment{ color rgb<1,0.65,0>}
                normal { bumps 0.5 scale 0.005}
                finish { diffuse 0.8 specular 1}
              } // end of texture
       scale<1,1.8,1>*0.75
       translate<-1.30 ,0.50, -0.0 >
       rotate<0,-360*(clock+0.00),0>
     } // end of text object --------

scene description
for POV-Ray:
"rotate00.ini" and
"rotate00.pov"

A Shorter Version:

text { ... see above ... rotate<0,-180*(clock+0.00),0> } // end of text object --------

Rotating Objects with Symmetric Axes:
We can apply some rotation adapted to the symmetry.
A cube:

rotate<0,-90*clock,0>

A hexagon:

rotate<0,-60*clock,0>

A seven-sided rounded pyramid:

rotate<0,-360/7*clock,0>

scene description
for POV-Ray:
"rotate10.ini" and
"rotate10.pov".
In addition this scene needs my include file: shapes_lo.inc!

A rotating Spiral:
Just a simple spiral rotating around the x axis!