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8 Jul 2024 17:10:06 EDT (-0400)
  Re: uv mapping for isosurfaces  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 31 Oct 2001 10:55:54
Message: <3BE01F07.9207B52@gmx.de>

> 
> I wonder is it possible to introduce uv mapping for isosurfaces
> (and for other objects) by specify u-function and v-function just
> like isofunctions are defined. Within SDL it could be declared this way:
> 
> isosurface{
>   function{ .... }
>   /* isosurface stuff */
>   uv_mapping function{ f_u(x,y,z) } , function { f_v(x,y,z) } pigment/normal/texture
> }
> 
> where f_u and f_v are functions to calculate coordinates for uv_mapping
> 
> I wait for 3.5 sources to check implementation possibilities
> 

What prevents you from implementing this with function patterns in SDL?

Something like:

pigment {
  function { fn_pigm( f_u(x,y,z), f_v(x,y,z), 0 ) }

  color_map { ... }
}

Christoph

-- 
Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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