POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : metal "swirl" finish : Re: metal "swirl" finish Server Time
11 Aug 2024 05:12:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: metal "swirl" finish  
From: Ken
Date: 1 Sep 1999 21:15:15
Message: <37CDCF5B.C3A594D7@pacbell.net>
"John M. Dlugosz" wrote:
> 
> Nieminen Juha <war### [at] cctutfi> wrote in message
> news:37cd3960@news.povray.org...
> > Xplo Eristotle <inq### [at] unforgettablecom> wrote:
> > : If I understand what you're referring to, I'm thinking that your best
> > : chance at doing this is creating an image (with lots of little circles)
> >
> >   Why?
> >   Circles can be easyly done with procedural textures.
> >
> 
> Which is exactly what I'm asking... care to demonstrate?  Ripples or Waves
> can produce one milling circle pattern, but the surface is covered with them
> in a grid pattern so the edges just overlap a little, like scallop shells.

Try a repeat warp on the pattern.

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Ken Tyler

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