Jamie Davison <jam### [at] dh70qdu-netcom> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 17:07:53 -0500, Thomas Charron wrote...
> >     Whatcha think?  This is *VERY* preliminary work.  I may turn the
chains
> > into studded chain instead of just cut wire chain in the future.  This
is
> > just a quick render to see what it'd look like draped over a standard
white
> > pigment cylinder..  Any ideas to make the chain look more realistic?
> Pretty good for standard 4:1 mesh.  For a real headache, try 6:1...

  HeHe..  Yep..  Pretty easy to work out, but, as you note below:

> Not having read any other replies yet, I'd guess that you articulated the
> chain on a row by row basis?  This would mean that draping it over a
> sphere would be a) a pain in the gluteus maximus, or b) effectively
> impossible :)

    Yep.  actually, it's on a column by column basis, but same difference.
As far as draping over a circle, yes, pretty much answer A), if not answer
B). .:-)

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