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  Re: looking for an object-type with four corners  
From: Christian Froeschlin
Date: 22 Jul 2011 20:01:58
Message: <4e2a0f76$1@news.povray.org>
folkert wrote:

> Any hints how I convert a 4-point square into the 16 points of a bicubic_patch?

4 points do not uniquely define a "quadrangle" in 3d space,
so you need to be a bit clearer on the shape of the object
you wish to produce. The simplest way is two triangles with
a sharp edge but even then there are two ways of splitting
that yield a different shape.


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