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  Re: Howdy. I'm looking for an old texture  
From: Ross Litscher
Date: 7 Dec 2002 13:03:57
Message: <3df2380d$1@news.povray.org>
i was wondering if some other rendering package stole you from us! curse
that 3dmax!

no idea on the texture though, sorry.

"Howard Day" <Pov### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
news:3dece948@news.povray.org...
> Hello, there.  Long time no see. :D
>
> Anyhow, I'm looking for a function {} pattern.  It was at least 2 years
ago
> that I saw this thing - lots on circles imposed on one another. it was on
a
> green sphere - I wish I could find the picture I had of it.
>
> Well, here's what I'm working on now -
> http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=30854&goto=newpost
> (I'm using povray to create many of the textures - it's the single
strongest
> procedural texturing engine in the business.)
>
> And I got to thinking - that texture (with a bit of modification) could
make
> a smashing simulation of city lights viewed from space. Now, I'd really
> appreciate it if someone here knows about this texture - or better yet -
> knows how to do a better one. Unfortunately, my function coding skills are
a
> bit atrophied from lack of use. 3DSMax stole them from me. :D
>
> Think lights from space!
>
> What's in it for you?
> Well, when the texture's complete I'll post the source code for it here on
> the newsgroups. To the best of my knowledge, I've never released this
> advanced planet creation system.
> There you go!
> TIA!
>
> H.E. Day
> <><
>
>
>


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