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  Re: high resolution height_field functions  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 17 Mar 2010 09:21:27
Message: <4ba0d757$1@news.povray.org>
"scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> schreef in bericht 
news:4ba0d4c3@news.povray.org...
> Same problem, just smaller scale (see attached the "smooth" version).  IME
> with mesh modellers the appearance indicates incorrectly calculated 
> normals
> (this type of pattern certainly shouldn't be visible with triangles the 
> size
> of a few pixels).  Anyway, the image seems to get *worse* with more
> elements, shouldn't it be getting better?
>

 I see what you mean. This goes beyond my capabilities. I suppose that the 
function is generating a kind of mesh-like object, but is that comparable to 
a *real* mesh I wonder? Time for the experts to have their say :-)

Thomas


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