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19 Jul 2024 17:17:40 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Heat waves  
From: Philippe Debar
Date: 13 Jul 2002 05:49:38
Message: <3d2ff7b2@news.povray.org>
"Tom A." <tar### [at] my-dejacom> wrote in message
news:3D2F2776.BF63C0BC@my-deja.com...
> Over on .general a month or so ago, someone was asking about heat waves
> - the wavy lines that are generated by heat above a road.  That got me
> thinking, and here I present my first animation to show it.
>
> Basic method - a sine-wave isosurface object with clear pigment, an
> IOR,  and a clock controlled motion of the wave.
>
> Drawback - the edges were visible - so I stretched the heat wave across
> the picture, but don't think that's the most "realistic" look.


Why not try using normal on the camera with a function pattern ? Would it
not be easier ?


Povingly,

Philippe


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