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31 Jul 2024 16:20:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Endogenic height field  
From: Nicolas George
Date: 4 Dec 2006 04:10:29
Message: <4573e605$1@news.povray.org>
Mike Williams  wrote in message <GMT### [at] econymdemoncouk>:
> Here's a comparison of using an isosurface vs using height_field with a
> function.
> 
> http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/isotut/patterns.htm#hf

This whole page is quite interesting. Regarding isosurface vs. height_field,
it says pretty much what should be expected: height_field is faster but
requires more memory, but isosurface is more detailed and
resolution-independent.


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