"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> "Thomas Fester" <tfe### [at] scivitde> wrote:
> > It took some time, but here is some progress in my "planar-structures-project".
> > Why am I using blobs and not bezier patches or triangles. One reason is that I
> > have more practice with blobs and no practice with the others. Another reason is
> > that I was not satisfied when I tried these techniques long time ago. As far as
> > I know these techniques won't give you real objects you can use for
> > intersections or something like this. The objects don't have a real thickness.
>
> Hi Thomas,
> I like the beech leaf.
>
> The manner in which you're constructing your leaf reminded me of two project
> that I worked on many years ago.
>
> And wouldn't you know it: YOU are the guy who provided me with the method to
> make my propeller!  :D  So I've known of, and benefited from your work since
> 2014.
>
> https://news.povray.org/povray.newusers/thread/%3C53db81e2%241%40news.povray.org%3E/
>
https://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3Cweb.53dd26749e0d00ba5e7df57c0%40news.povray.org%3E
>
> LONG thread:
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https://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/message/%3Cweb.5441f12ccbb3d8155e7df57c0%40news.povray.org%3E/#%3Cweb.
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> 41f12ccbb3d8155e7df57c0%40news.povray.org%3E
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> Have you considered using a prism to get a solid object with a "custom" outline?
> You could also possibly use mesh/mesh2 with an inside vector.  Make the top
> surface of the leaf, replicate that with an offset, and then fill in the sides.
> to make a "box" for each section of your leaf.
>
> - BW

Isn't it weird for how long we are doing this? (But each one of us is also doing
other things, thanks god...)

I have to reflect about your alternative propositions for leaf construction, but
currently I am trying to adapt my method to a maple leaf. (Pretty difficult)

One thing the blob approach does not do (as far as I know) is different textures
on the upper and lower side of the leaf. That's a pity since most leaves do have
different textures on their the upper and lower side...

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