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  Re: Generating a mesh from points...?  
From: Luc Henninot
Date: 2 Sep 2002 10:11:22
Message: <3d73718a$1@news.povray.org>
Hmmm, forces ?
That makes me thinking about blobs...

Maybe a way to solve your problem ?

Regards
 L.H.


3d70e2d7$1@news.povray.org...
> I've implemented an electrostatic repulsion algorithm
> in order to distribute points on a sphere.
> Now I'd like to know how can easily convert the
> points into a mesh which has only triangles on the
> outside surface.
> I'd like it to work by selecting three closest points, make
> triangle, and then move on, creating triangles as need,
> until the entire area is covered.
> I could go about and simply connect all combinations of
> three points, but this is insane for point-amounts well
> above 200 (at the moment 500).
>
> Any links?
>
> --
> Tim Nikias
> Homepage: http://www.digitaltwilight.de/no_lights/index.html
> Email: Tim### [at] gmxde
>
>


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