Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> On 13/12/2018 09:37, Ton wrote:
> > It's a little while ago I posted something. I am quite sure you're all wondering
> > what's happening (or not!).
>
> It sank, did it not? ;)
>
>
> > I tried to do the hull with arrays, and then calculate the triangles, and
> > normals.
> > Didn't work.
> > Too difficult for my old head.
>
> I thought just struck me like a neutrino. (It does not stick very
> often.) If you did not want to use a mesh for what ever reason. You
> could use a Bicubic Patch. The problem with that I think you need to use
> a utility to see your changes in real time. (Just like Blender.)
> I threw a quick scene together to see if it would work. See attached.
>
>
> > So I'm modelling the hull in Blender, and export it to Povray, and that seems to
> > be going all right.
> > So here is a new image. Enjoy.
> >
>
>
> This is getting too good for words.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen
Thanks Stephen,

I used two bicubic patches for the bridge. But that's only two, in two
dimensions. Bicubic patches would be good for the hull, or any curved shape


Thomas and jr, thanks for your kind words....

Cheers
Ton.

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