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12 Aug 2024 05:27:10 EDT (-0400)
  Re: help w/ creating a hill  
From: Bob Hughes
Date: 28 Mar 1999 03:27:05
Message: <36FDE7D4.3DA1F07D@aol.com>
Thought of using a height_field instead?
You could put together a pigment pattern perhaps to create the image for
it. 'gradient x*y' might be the thing to use. You would need more
rounded corners though, and I can't really think of anything further,
sorry.


William Drown wrote:
> 
> Hello.
>   I am creating a scene w/ a castle on top of a hill and surrounded by a
> wall at the bottom. The hill consists of a merge csg consisting of the
> following component:
>        1 box that forms the top and main body of the hill
>         4 cones, 1 centered on each corner, w/ 0 radius on top
>         An inclined plane on each side to fill in the gaps
> I need help creating the inclined plane. I already put together the box
> w/ the cones, and the basic picture is already looking good. When I
> tried a prism object, w/ linear splines, it came out awful. I checked
> the docs for anything creating an inclined plane or wedge shape, but I
> can't find anything that does what i want. Please help me find a
> solution, cause it is very aggravating to be so close and yet so far.
> 
>                     Bill Drown

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