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6 Aug 2024 10:25:49 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Grass Tex out now  
From: GrimDude
Date: 6 Apr 2002 22:44:31
Message: <3cafc09f@news.povray.org>
Thanks, Rune!

I've been needing to work on grass, dirt clumps, and clouds, but always seem to find
something else to work on, instead.

I have a 'major' effort coming up. No promises 'when'-wise.

Grim
"Rune" <run### [at] mobilixnetdk> wrote in message news:3caf7f4d@news.povray.org...
> The last few days I've been posting WIP images in povray.binaries.images of
> a grass texture I've been working on. The Grass Tex include file is now
> finished.
>
> http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk/3d/include/include.html
>
> The Grass Tex lets you create textures that look like grass. Using some
> special tricks, the grass appears to have depth even though the textures are
> flat. The advantages are that there's no parsing time and no memory
> requirement, so when creating a large field of grass, it can be much faster
> than creating grass using actual objects. The disadvantage is that it
> doesn't look right in a close-up view since the grass is only faked.
>
> The Grass Tex include file is based on a different technique than my earlier
> Fast Grass Include File. The grass made with the new technique looks better
> and more realistic, and it also works in animations.
>
> I hope you'll have a look at it and tell me what you think. And if you
> actually use it for one of your images, please let me know. In fact, post
> the image to povray.binaries.images. :)
>
> Rune
> --
> 3D images and anims, include files, tutorials and more:
> Rune's World:  http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk (updated Mar 19)
> POV-Ray Users: http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk/povrayusers/
> POV-Ray Ring:  http://webring.povray.co.uk
>
>


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