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31 Jul 2024 06:17:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Citify  
From: Paolo Gibellini
Date: 8 Mar 2010 04:42:58
Message: <4b94c6a2$1@news.povray.org>
>Tek  on date 08/03/2010 03:01 wrote:
> Here's something else I was working on over the last few weeks. It started
> as an idea for the Vistas round of the IRTC, but I didn't get my net
> connection working until after the deadline, and anyway I think this needs a
> bit more work before I do any serious images with it.
>
> The algorithm basically converts any shape into a building, and it's
> possible to detect special cases hence one of these buildings has curved
> corners, and the other one has doors wherever they can open onto the roof of
> the floor below. There's a lot of different rules that could be handled with
> special cases like this, I'm developing a few styles of building, hoping to
> get a few styles that are photo-realistic (or as near as I ever get) so I
> can then very easily sculpt impressive buildings without much effort!
>
> The algorithm's still in development, I'm currently making it easier to
> define a building style, but when it's ready I'll share the source.
>
Welcome back, Tek!
This is a very interesting technique, I'm curious to see the evolution 
of the development,
;-)
Paolo


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