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10 Aug 2024 03:19:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Two Dolphins (48K + 60K)  
From: FlyerX
Date: 24 Oct 2004 20:55:40
Message: <417c4f0c$1@news.povray.org>
Spock wrote:
> Nothing original here.  I stole the environment from Scott (see his 
> TBOPP thread earlier this month) and used the dolphin model from 
> http://www.flashfire.com/free3Dm.htm.
> 
> In both images I generated the photons using Scott's blob creation and 
> then substituted the dolphin model for a nice (if unrealistic) effect.  
> The first image is the original model in glass (attempting a Swarovski 
> crystal effect) and the second image uses a mesh that has been smoothed 
> by PoseRay and rendered in a silver texture.
> 
> Not pushing the envelope but pleasant images anyway.  I will use one as 
> my wallpaper until I find something better.
> 
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Very nice.

In PoseRay you can increase the crease angle to avoid hard edges (as 
visible on the fins). In general as the subdivision is higher the crease 
should approach 180deg.

later,

FlyerX


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