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From: stephen parkinson
Date: 15 May 2004 17:16:20
Message: <40a688a4@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "stephen parkinson" <ste### [at] zmemw16demoncouk> schreef in bericht
> news:40a51578$1@news.povray.org...
> 
>>just playing, can you try pattern 2, R=0.333, Crack=0.03
>>
>>result looks slightly weird ? i was sort of expecting a brick wall
>>laid out flat
>>
>>have you any suggested ranges for the various values ?
>>
> 
> I have not really worked out a range of values. It is trial and error I
> guess. In your example, the main culprit is Crack which draws the stones
> apart. In combination with the size of the stones (determined by N), the
> result will be more or less acceptable. In any case, keep Crack fairly low.
> There are, obviously, some draw backs to the method I used <sigh>, but
> overall, avoiding weird cases, works pretty well.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
> 

istr that bricks tend to an approx 0.333 height/width ratio
i just tried an increase in crack for fun

stephen


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