Francois LE COAT wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> SharkD writes :
>> I would like to create a function for a heightfield that has a nice 
>> bell curve shape, but can also be normalized between 0 and 1 along 
>> each axis. I've looked at the normal distribution and beta 
>> distribution functions, but they can only be normalized along one axis
.
>>
>> The sine wave can be normalized, but it is not "fat" enough (i.e. I 
>> would like the peak to be wider than the trough). What other options 
>> are there?
> 
> t in [0,2*Pi], y in ]-1,1[ then bell curve is
> 
>     "cos^2(t)+sin^2(t)=(4+ath(-y))^2"
> 
	You do know that "cos^2(t)+sin^2(t)" is 1 for all t do you?

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