John VanSickle wrote:
> 
> After much pondering, I have developed a suite of macros for working
> with triangle meshes.  One of these macros will take a mesh of triangles
> and calculate the smoothing normals required.  Another will perturb the
> vertices of the mesh, making it rougher-looking.
> 
> However, the macro of interest is the divider, which takes a rough mesh
> of large triangles and replaces it with a mesh of smaller triangles that
> give a more curved appearance.  This process can be repeated, yielding
> a fine mesh of triangles that simulate a large variety of curved
> surfaces.  Its primary purpose is to allow a user to create a smooth
> organic shape, containing many triangles, by defining a rougher mesh of
> far fewer triangles, and refining that in an automated way.
> 
> The Subdivision Surface Suite (SSS) can be found at:
> 
>   http://users.erols.com/vansickl/sss.htm
> 
> Regards,
> John
> --
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 One question John - Will your macros read in a file containing a triangle
mesh or is it currently resticted to meshes that are generated internaly
using functions for their creation ? If it is the latter would it be possible
to extend it's capabilities to indlude reading existing meshes ?

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Ken Tyler

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