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  Re: Supershapes [jpg, 64k]  
From: Dan P
Date: 22 Mar 2004 19:01:45
Message: <405f7e69@news.povray.org>
"Dave Vogt" <spa### [at] frozenbraincom> wrote in message
news:405efa32@news.povray.org...
> Hi there,

> Last week, the heise newsticker had an article[1] about the
> superformula. It is told that using this formula, you can describe
> (almost) every thinkable shape with only a few parameters. Well, they
> had a link to a site[2] where you can download a tool to play around
> with, and even export a mesh to pov! I couldn't resist and now I think
> I would like to share this with you.. even if only the rendering is
> done in pov.
> There was also someone who implemented the formula in pov[3],
> dynamically generating a mesh. I didn't try that yet.


Oy, yet another object I wouldn't want to be hit in the head with.
Very nice!

-- 
- Respectfully,
Dan
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