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2 Sep 2024 18:16:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Iso-surface formulas  
From: SamuelT 
Date: 14 Oct 1999 22:18:26
Message: <38069037.13B665C6@aol.com>
I second that!

"H.E. Day" wrote:

> I haven't even *finished* high school and I'm not having any problems predicting
> what the results of a iso-surface will be.  Of course I'm no math whiz but I've
> been doing Povray for about 3 years. My advice?  Test all the functions
> (abs,sin,tan,max,etc.) and the try to combine them.(abs(x+sqr(y)+sin(z))
> Good luck!
>
> H.E. Day
>
> Craig Woodward wrote:
>
> > At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
> > iso-surfaces come from.  I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
> > Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure this
> > out?
> >
> > Help
> >
> > Thanks
> > Craig W.

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