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The width of the points is defined in the current object coordinate system , and defaults to 1.0. You can specify either a single width value for all points using the "constantwidth" parameter, which is defined as a constant float, or give individual points separate widths by using the varying float variable "width".

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Points are nearly ideal for generating star fields. The following image consists of about five thousand stars, randomly colored.

Points may be motion-blurred as well. In this picture, the camera has been rotated to generate a picture reminiscent of star trails.

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