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13 Aug 2024 21:27:02 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Spherical Height fields?  
From: Stephen Lavedas
Date: 24 Aug 1998 12:27:38
Message: <35E18632.3F5D273F@ragingbull.com>
I know Dan and K. Tyler have been following, but if you haven't been
following the binaries.images group, I've gotten an initial
implementation of cylindrical and spherical mapping done.  Cylindrical
is pretty clean, the spherical works, but isn't very refined.  

Steve Lavedas

Bret Slivka wrote:
> 
> Hello group.
> 
> I'm working on a 3d model of the planet Earth. I am trying to figure out
> how to take this elevation map, turn it into a heightfield and somehow
> "wrap" this heightfield around a sphere. but i'm a little stumped, so I
> thought I'd tap into the vast knowledge of this collective for guidance.
> I humbly ask for your opinion on this matter.
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> Bret


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