> Hello everyone! I just got real internet access this afternoon, not
> that constrained library or work-computer access either. I can actually
> post things without looking over my shoulder to make sure my boss isn't
> watching.
>  Anyway, here is an image I made last summer with MegaPOV .5. I was
> thinking of what a next-generation building block toy might be like and
> came up with a design that lets you connect pieces no matter which way
> they were rotated. I didn't take the idea any further than the simplest
> block type. I imagine many different kinds of special blocks could be
> created using the basic design.
>  Block was made in Rhino 3D, exported to pov and traced with radiosity

Neat image! Since you created this in Rhino I bet you could find a way to
convert the mesh to a rapid prototyping format and have one of these thing
made for real, of course for that you would really have to make sure your
"boss isn't watching";-)

Am I the only one who just recieved this post?

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No I JUST recieved it too.. Was odd that it was all the way down here.. :)

"Thomas Lake" <tla### [at] REMOVE-THISshawca> wrote in message
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> > Hello everyone! I just got real internet access this afternoon, not
> > that constrained library or work-computer access either. I can actually
> > post things without looking over my shoulder to make sure my boss isn't
> > watching.
> >  Anyway, here is an image I made last summer with MegaPOV .5. I was
> > thinking of what a next-generation building block toy might be like and
> > came up with a design that lets you connect pieces no matter which way
> > they were rotated. I didn't take the idea any further than the simplest
> > block type. I imagine many different kinds of special blocks could be
> > created using the basic design.
> >  Block was made in Rhino 3D, exported to pov and traced with radiosity
>
> Neat image! Since you created this in Rhino I bet you could find a way to
> convert the mesh to a rapid prototyping format and have one of these thing
> made for real, of course for that you would really have to make sure your
> "boss isn't watching";-)
>
> Am I the only one who just recieved this post?
>
>
>

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Whoops. I just can't accept the fact that the POV beta expired on the exact day
I get 'net access :) Changing date now....

"Dave Bates [{Norman}]" wrote:

> No I JUST recieved it too.. Was odd that it was all the way down here.. :)
>
> "Thomas Lake" <tla### [at] REMOVE-THISshawca> wrote in message
> news:3ce7583c@news.povray.org...
> > > Hello everyone! I just got real internet access this afternoon, not
> > > that constrained library or work-computer access either. I can actually
> > > post things without looking over my shoulder to make sure my boss isn't
> > > watching.
> > >  Anyway, here is an image I made last summer with MegaPOV .5. I was
> > > thinking of what a next-generation building block toy might be like and
> > > came up with a design that lets you connect pieces no matter which way
> > > they were rotated. I didn't take the idea any further than the simplest
> > > block type. I imagine many different kinds of special blocks could be
> > > created using the basic design.
> > >  Block was made in Rhino 3D, exported to pov and traced with radiosity
> >
> > Neat image! Since you created this in Rhino I bet you could find a way to
> > convert the mesh to a rapid prototyping format and have one of these thing
> > made for real, of course for that you would really have to make sure your
> > "boss isn't watching";-)
> >
> > Am I the only one who just recieved this post?
> >
> >
> >

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