POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Re: Paris Sewer (sorta) : Re: Paris Sewer (sorta) Server Time
3 Nov 2024 05:14:49 EST (-0500)
  Re: Paris Sewer (sorta)  
From: Yann Ramin
Date: 21 Jul 2000 02:11:25
Message: <3977E9A0.A73D1EE3@atrustrivalie.eu.org>
Pabs wrote:
> 
> Yann Ramin wrote:

> 
> No but You might try positioning all those stones with a macro of some
> sort. - you could use the vegetate include (can't help you with a link
> sorry ;+< ) to position & rotate them on an invisible half cylinder.
> I noticed some are displaced a little - shoddy workmanship (on the part
> of the
> stonemason/bricklayer:) or ninja turtles trying to steal them for
> _uncomfortable_ pillows :-?

The idea was to displace them a little (so the sewer wasn't perfect).
Admittedly,it looks really strange :)

> 
> Also you might try isosurface stones instead of superelipsoids like
> Chris suggested
> -Faster & much more flexible - you could use subtraction to make some
> cracks &
> noise3d to vary their shape a little.
> Manual octree box bounding could also help with speed.

I'll have to go grab a version of POV for that.  This is an official
version.

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