Here is an isosurface pyramid I was planning to "decay" and enter into the
previous IRTC still competition, but never got past playing with the image
as is.  I like it, but it needs more "blown sand" on the steps, and I am too
busy to work that out.  I did manage to learn quite a bit about using
isosurfaces, including using pigments as isosurface functions (thanks to
Mike Williams' most valuable  isosurface tutorials, bravo!!) and various
ways to make sand -- surprisingly difficult to get good undulations, the
current occurrence is not entirely to my liking.

Enjoy it not.

Bill

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caffeinebill wrote:


> ways to make sand -- surprisingly difficult to get good undulations, the
> current occurrence is not entirely to my liking.

Well it's not *bad*  I'd be pretty happy with it. :)

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> > ways to make sand -- surprisingly difficult to get good undulations, the
> > current occurrence is not entirely to my liking.
>
> Well it's not *bad*  I'd be pretty happy with it. :)

I agree apart from the block laying.... take a close look at the pattern and
you might see what I mean.



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You willing to share the code?

Jim


"caffeinebill" <mey### [at] netscapenet> wrote in message
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> Here is an isosurface pyramid I was planning to "decay" and enter into the
> previous IRTC still competition, but never got past playing with the image
> as is.  I like it, but it needs more "blown sand" on the steps, and I am
too
> busy to work that out.  I did manage to learn quite a bit about using
> isosurfaces, including using pigments as isosurface functions (thanks to
> Mike Williams' most valuable  isosurface tutorials, bravo!!) and various
> ways to make sand -- surprisingly difficult to get good undulations, the
> current occurrence is not entirely to my liking.
>
> Enjoy it not.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>

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Neonux wrote:
>>>ways to make sand -- surprisingly difficult to get good undulations, the
>>>current occurrence is not entirely to my liking.
>>
>>Well it's not *bad*  I'd be pretty happy with it. :)
> 
> 
> I agree apart from the block laying.... take a close look at the pattern and
> you might see what I mean.
> 
> 
I was referring to the sand but I do see what you mean.  I didn't catch 
that the first time.

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Neonux wrote:
>> > ways to make sand -- surprisingly difficult to get good undulations, the
>> > current occurrence is not entirely to my liking.
>>
>> Well it's not *bad*  I'd be pretty happy with it. :)
>
>I agree apart from the block laying.... take a close look at the pattern and
>you might see what I mean.
>

Actually, that was intentional, to reflect common weathering on adjacent
blocks.  However, as I mentioned, this was going to be something decayed,
and I was going to enhance the weathering later, which I have now
abandoned, and it would have made more sense then.

Bill

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Jim Kress wrote:
>You willing to share the code?
>

I will have to clean it up alot, and comment it, but I will try to have it
available by Friday.

Bill

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caffeinebill wrote:
> Neonux wrote:
> 
>>>>ways to make sand -- surprisingly difficult to get good undulations, the
>>>>current occurrence is not entirely to my liking.
>>>
>>>Well it's not *bad*  I'd be pretty happy with it. :)
>>
>>I agree apart from the block laying.... take a close look at the pattern and
>>you might see what I mean.
>>
> 
> 
> Actually, that was intentional, to reflect common weathering on adjacent
> blocks.  However, as I mentioned, this was going to be something decayed,
> and I was going to enhance the weathering later, which I have now
> abandoned, and it would have made more sense then.
> 
> Bill
> 
To bad, that would have made for a very interesting study, How 
weathering affects the blocks in common ways, and how they would change 
individually.  Maybe focusing on just a few blocks.  Nice idea, one that 
never occurred to me.

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Thanks!

Jim

"caffeinebill" <mey### [at] netscapenet> wrote in message
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> Jim Kress wrote:
> >You willing to share the code?
> >
>
> I will have to clean it up alot, and comment it, but I will try to have it
> available by Friday.
>
> Bill
>

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How's it coming?  I haven't seen anything posted yet.

Thanks.

Jim

"caffeinebill" <mey### [at] netscapenet> wrote in message
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> Jim Kress wrote:
> >You willing to share the code?
> >
>
> I will have to clean it up alot, and comment it, but I will try to have it
> available by Friday.
>
> Bill
>

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