POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Create heightmap from contour lines : Re: Create heightmap from contour lines Server Time
29 Jul 2024 10:29:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Create heightmap from contour lines  
From: scott
Date: 7 Jan 2013 04:12:46
Message: <50ea918e$1@news.povray.org>
>> How could I overlook this issue? I posted an idea to this issue only some weeks
>> ago to the p.b.a and the code to the p.b.sf:
>>
>> http://news.povray.org/web.50955906b25343e5b2c55e290%40news.povray.org
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Michael
>
> Be aware that with my approach the contour lines itself are not changed during
> the iteration. So if you have thick lines or lines that are to close together
> you will yield steps as well. With my approach you can run one or two additional
> iterations without the seed to smooth this issue.
>
> Being mistaken with one of the masters I take as a compliment, but I'm far away
> from Sam's mastery. May be I'm not a rookie but I'm still an apprentice.

Brilliant, that was exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Thanks.


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