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9 Aug 2024 19:36:06 EDT (-0400)
  Re: New Idea for Height Fields  
From: Josh English
Date: 17 May 2000 10:21:54
Message: <3922AAFA.2275DCDF@spiritone.com>
I do remember that, but I always applaud someone who thinks of it without reading
it before hand.
I pissed off a lot of philosophy students that way.

Josh

Ken wrote:

> Steven Jones wrote:
> >
> > I just had a real brainwave!  Normally height fields by definition don't
> > allow overhangs.  I realised you could work around this by STACKING height
> > fields.  You have a main height field and then a height field on top for the
> > underside of any overhangs and then a third hf on top of that for the top of
> > the overhangs.
>
> Old idea but a good reminder.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler - 1400+ POV-Ray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
> http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/

--
Josh English
eng### [at] spiritonecom
"May your hopes, dreams, and plans not be destroyed by a few zeros."


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