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hall wrote:
> Well, I have been playing around with isosurface donuts, and found something
> puzzling. The attached image (source code below) is of three isosurface
> torii (donuts) that have, so far as I can tell, mathematically equivalent
> functions. Can anyone see why these functions produce different results?
> Please excuse the inconsistent notation in the code--> I am still messing
> with it, and have not prettied it up.
I don't know, but the code looks a bit excessive. I define torii by
sqrt((sqrt(x^2+z^2)-major)^2+y^2)-minor
First it creates a cirle of sorts around the y axis, then takes the distance
from that circle. It works with negative radii too, so you can get just the
spindle of a spindle torus.
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