
This folder contains backups of the LUNEX core files in case of accidental
loss or damage to the originals.

Latest revision date: 2025-Apr-16-Wed

LUNEX (POV-Ray LUNar EXplorer) comes with two master templates.  The default
template is preset to render a geocentric full moon and the settings in the
SCENE DEFINITION PANEL simply need to be edited to create a new custom user-
defined lunar scene.

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DEFAULT-SCENE-TEMPLATE.pov

This default LUNEX scene template contains all the settings that control the
rendered scene.

The default settings will render a geocentric full moon in fast mode 1.

A copy of this template file is used as a starting template to begin a new
custom user-defined rendering.

To create a custom rendering, make a copy of the DEFAULT-SCENE-TEMPLATE.pov
file in the home folder and then rename that copy to the name of your scene.

Then, edit the SCENE DEFINITION PANEL settings to the values that will define
your custom scene.  Experiment with the settings in quick rendering mode 1
until satified with the general view.

When ready, render the scene in render mode 2. This is the full 3D rendering
mode and produces the best results, but it may take considerably longer than
quick mode 1 to render the final scene.

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LUNEX.inc

This file contains the main program driving code and core logic. It uses the
user-defined settings in the SCENE DEFINITION PANEL to generate the rendered
scene.  Every scene implements this core LUNEX API.


NOTE:
Since each scene begins with a copy of the DEFAULT-SCENE-TEMPLATE.pov file,
each scene can be customized by some internal code tweaks unique to that
copy and fully transportable as-is.

