On 3/18/2011 9:59 AM, Trevor G Quayle wrote:
> With some of the experiments I have been working on lately I though of a
> potential pattern type that could be developed for future consideration:
> array
>
> You would basically create a 1D,2D or 3D array with as many elements as you
> would like and assign values to each element, then the pattern would fill a 1
> unit cube space, similar to density_file pattern.

This can be accomplished with nested gradient x/y/z patterns and 
color_map #while loops.

You can have a total of 256x256x256 cells if you don't mind linear 
blending, 128x128x128 if you want sharp transitions.

Or if you're feeling brave, you can have as many units for each 
dimension you want, provided you are willing to exercise a little 
ingenuity to overcome the 256-entry-limit for color_maps.

The resulting 'array' renders very quickly once all the values are set, 
but therein lies the problem: /each/and/every/ color_map entry needs to 
be set, which means the entire 3D loop structure needs to run its course.

I used nested gradient patterns for the fastProx/fastSSS macros, and it 
seemed to work rather well!

A native array pattern would be better, especially if you could assign 
the values you need, when you need them, without having to loop through 
the entire thing.

Sam

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