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28 Jul 2024 20:33:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Randomizing pattern functions  
From: Dan P
Date: 6 Jan 2004 01:23:25
Message: <3ffa545d$1@news.povray.org>
"Mike Williams" <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote in message
news:iDTbvBAKjk+$EwQ### [at] econymdemoncouk...
> Wasn't it Dan P who wrote:
<snip>
> >I figured that translating a pattern would be like translating a pigment
and
> >that randomly translating it's position would give me different forms.
> >However, I can't pass another parameter to a pattern function, so I'm not
> >sure how to get the translation inside of the pattern{} block.
> >
> I'd tend to do it by sticking the translation inside the isosurface {}
> by variable substitution
> (see http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/isotut/substitute.htm)

Ah, brilliant! I hadn't thought of it from that angle. Thank you!!!


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