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27 Apr 2024 18:59:13 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Exomoon Whatmough - height distribution problem  
From: Bald Eagle
Date: 15 Feb 2018 12:25:03
Message: <web.5a85c22a20d8b322c437ac910@news.povray.org>
Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:

> I think what you need is some erosion to smooth some of the sharp edges.
> Dunno how to do that though.

A macro or libray that allowed us to do offset-curves, or Minkowski Sums would
accomplish that if he were using a mesh.

http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/files/minkowski-sum.shtml

Perhaps if he added or subtracted a bit of Perlin noise from the function, it
would accomplish some [random] smoothing of the function.


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