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29 Jul 2024 06:25:56 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Volume-preserving blob  
From: Slime
Date: 11 Oct 2002 16:28:46
Message: <3da7347e$1@news.povray.org>
> I don't know what is the *correct* or the perfect way to smooth a blob,
but
> I just don't like the way the components react to each other sometimes.
> Sometimes there is a visible edge between two spheres that isn't as smooth
> as the rest of the blob and usually the appearance of the blob is too
> smooth.


This is due to the exact same mathematical property that causes a similar
"grid" artifact in the noise function: first derivatives match up, second
ones don't. It's not an easy problem to solve.

 - Slime
[ http://www.slimeland.com/ ]


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