Hello Everyone,

Here is the result of a 256x256-cell, 2D cellular automata sim played 
out in 128 frames and copied into a df3 file. It was then rendered in 
POV-Ray 3.7 using an isosurface, a box containing absorbing media, and a 
single area_light. A little bit of glare was added for a touch of extra 
luminance.

Thanks goes out to Warp. Last year he posted an example of how to write 
df3 files in C++. I was able to adapt his code to mine and run with it. 
Thanks!

Q's & C's, welcome as always~

Sam

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stbenge wrote:
> Here is the result of a 256x256-cell, 2D cellular automata sim played 
> out in 128 frames and copied into a df3 file.

A very awesome visualization. Very cool. I bet if you got a glider gun, you 
could see the leaning towers. :-)

> Thanks goes out to Warp. Last year he posted an example of how to write 
> df3 files in C++. I was able to adapt his code to mine and run with it. 

Speaking of which, I just posted "MakeDF3" to p.b.utilities. It's a 
stand-alone Windows program (with portable Tcl source) that will read a file 
of x,y,z,v tuples and generate an appropriate binary DF3 file. Just in case 
you're working in BASIC or something and don't have convenient binary 
output. ;-)

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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Darren New wrote:
> A very awesome visualization. Very cool. I bet if you got a glider gun, 
> you could see the leaning towers. :-)

Thanks! Yeah, I should rediscover one of the large gliders I came 
across. Pretty long period, might be interesting.

  > Speaking of which, I just posted "MakeDF3" to p.b.utilities.

Sounds like a nifty app. Do you know anything about writing higher bits 
to a df3 file? Will 16 or 32 bits make for a smoother function in POV? I 
tried to implement higher bit values based on what the POV docs said 
about it, but didn't see any difference. I'm probably doing it wrong :)

Sam

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stbenge wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> A very awesome visualization. Very cool. I bet if you got a glider 
>> gun, you could see the leaning towers. :-)
> 
> Thanks! Yeah, I should rediscover one of the large gliders I came 
> across. Pretty long period, might be interesting.

Actually, I'd like to see the file into which you injected your DF3. That 
is, the surrounding lighting and statements and such.

>  > Speaking of which, I just posted "MakeDF3" to p.b.utilities.
> 
> Sounds like a nifty app. Do you know anything about writing higher bits 
> to a df3 file? Will 16 or 32 bits make for a smoother function in POV? 

I don't know. I wrote the code at the request of someone else.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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> Here is the result of a 256x256-cell, 2D cellular automata sim played 
> out in 128 frames and copied into a df3 file.

Interesting, it does look a bit like organic growth of
some coral or sponge.

> Thanks goes out to Warp. Last year he posted an example of how to write 
> df3 files in C++. I was able to adapt his code to mine and run with it. 

Note that you can write binary files since beta 32, so if
you ever port your automata to SDL you can write DF3 too ;)

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Remarkable. In the best possible sense :-)

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Corals! Excellent!

Thomas

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Christian Froeschlin wrote:
> Note that you can write binary files since beta 32, so if
> you ever port your automata to SDL you can write DF3 too ;)

I'll keep that in mind if I ever feel like doing things the slow way ;) 
But that's good to know, actually. Thanks :)

Sam

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Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Remarkable. In the best possible sense :-)

Thanks!

Sam

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Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Corals! Excellent!

That was one of my first impressions too. I removed the texture which 
made it resemble a human brain. I didn't want to make anybody sick ;)

Sam

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