POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : Isosurface to mesh : Re: Isosurface to mesh Server Time
19 Apr 2024 05:41:05 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Isosurface to mesh  
From: Stephen
Date: 25 Nov 2016 03:31:03
Message: <5837f6c7$1@news.povray.org>
On 11/25/2016 8:15 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 11/25/2016 1:43 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend the scripts on this site?
>>
>> http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/isotut/approx.htm
>>
>> I am currently rendering an image of my LCH color solid isosurface, and
>> it is at 11% after 2.2 hours. And so far only the easiest parts.
>>
>> Do you think I could benefit from converting to a mesh instead? Or is
>> the benefit only if you want to render the scene multiple times (such as
>> an animation)?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Mike
>
> I tried it and it's a bad choice I think. Edges aren't sufficiently
> sharp and smooth.
>

Did you use the version with subdivision and variable depth?
And you can always edit it to give sharp edges. In fact I would edit it 
anyway to make some faces flat and the curved face smooth.


-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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