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14 Aug 2024 17:55:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Railroad rails conforming to isosurface  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 19 Sep 2002 10:47:17
Message: <3D89E375.17EAE2A9@gmx.de>
"Greg M. Johnson" wrote:
> 
> Based on mesh2.
> Now to build a train.  Perhaps actual trains should go on a less bumpy
> surface, but this one tests the code...
> 

I won't board a train on that route...

When building railway tracks the irregularities in the surface are usually
strongly compensated, it would be interesting to automatically modify the
terrain according to this (i.e. cut in or build tunnels at the hills and
add material/build bridges in the lower parts)

Christoph

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