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7 Aug 2024 19:19:40 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Trefoil experiment  
From: John VanSickle
Date: 14 Dec 2005 18:32:45
Message: <43a0ab9d@news.povray.org>
Bill Pragnell wrote:

> Early days in a possible new project.
> 
> Rough-and-ready radiosity, need to tweak the knot dimensions / depth, maybe
> have a double-helix stair instead of just the one. Although my algorithm
> should have taken care of it, I have a suspicion that the steps are
> bunching up a bit on the curves.  It's probably just on the insides of the
> curves though, so making the steps narrower might take care of that.
> 
> Obviously, there has to be bannisters and people walking up/down (maybe on
> both sides of the stairs? Hmmm...) Not sure whether to go for metal frame
> railings or heavy stone columns... I could try to put a rug down the centre
> of the stairs, too!
> 
> Any thoughts, anyone?

This really calls for those roly-poly things that Escher dreamed up.

Regards,
John


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