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29 Jul 2024 08:12:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Decaying ripples  
From: Bill Pragnell
Date: 23 Apr 2012 11:00:01
Message: <web.4f956dd96845f1165b7d07940@news.povray.org>
Stephen <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom> wrote:
> On 23/04/2012 3:30 PM, clipka wrote:
> > Am 23.04.2012 16:09, schrieb Stephen:
>

> >> *exp(-0.5*z*z) )) }
> >
> > Should have worked, maybe you missed a z somewhere.
> >
>
> I had so many Zeds in it that I almost fell asleep. :-)
>
> > The more robust approach is to leave your function as-is, and call it
> > from another function such as:
> >
> > function { foo(x,y,z-2) }
>
> That makes sense and it's a good idea.

Just what I was going to suggest. Mike Williams' isosurface page has lots of
useful tips, eg:
http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/isotut/substitute.htm

Bill


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