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From: mine
Subject: very different RSoCP
Date: 21 Aug 2006 02:10:01
Message: <web.44e94d573bfd0d071951927e0@news.povray.org>

I thought I might make a variation on the cliche RSoCP. I'm pleased with the
way the cylinders look. It's just a pitty circles don't fit together a bit
better! :)

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From: Marc
Subject: Re: very different RSoCP
Date: 21 Aug 2006 02:43:30
Message: <44e95612$1@news.povray.org>


web.44e94d573bfd0d071951927e0@news.povray.org...
> I thought I might make a variation on the cliche RSoCP. I'm pleased with
the
> way the cylinders look. It's just a pitty circles don't fit together a bit
> better! :)
>
LOL are you a Pepsi drinker?

Clever ;-)

Marc

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From: Sebastian H
Subject: Re: very different RSoCP
Date: 21 Aug 2006 08:01:36
Message: <pan.2006.08.21.12.01.37.132342@gmx.de>

> I thought I might make a variation on the cliche RSoCP. I'm pleased with the
> way the cylinders look. It's just a pitty circles don't fit together a bit
> better! :)

Very nice. 
I like the idea.

Sebastian

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From: Trevor G Quayle
Subject: Re: very different RSoCP
Date: 21 Aug 2006 08:20:01
Message: <web.44e9a4a7aad65918c150d4c10@news.povray.org>

"mine" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> I thought I might make a variation on the cliche RSoCP. I'm pleased with the
> way the cylinders look. It's just a pitty circles don't fit together a bit
> better! :)

Nice, maybe fill the gaps with smaller cyliders.

-tgq

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From: Orchid XP v3
Subject: Re: very different RSoCP
Date: 21 Aug 2006 14:28:45
Message: <44e9fb5d$1@news.povray.org>

> Nice, maybe fill the gaps with smaller cyliders.

A hexagonal tesselation would work better...

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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: very different RSoCP
Date: 21 Aug 2006 14:40:02
Message: <eccujr$lis$1@chho.imagico.de>

mine wrote:
> It's just a pitty circles don't fit together a bit
> better! :)

Actually they do.

Your pattern has a coordination number of 4 but you can generate a 2d 
circle packing with a coordination number of 6.  Of course that would 
not allow a checker color pattern any more.

Christoph

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