POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.beta-test : HF Macro Opinions : Re: HF Macro Opinions Server Time
29 Jul 2024 16:33:51 EDT (-0400)
  Re: HF Macro Opinions  
From: Tim Nikias
Date: 9 Apr 2002 10:54:27
Message: <3CB300B8.66C3344B@gmx.de>
So, I'm not sure if this belongs into beta-test at all,
but I'd nontheless say, that 20x20 should result
in 19x19x2 triangles, because we use a 20x20 grid
for that, right?

Rune wrote:

> I'm rewriting the HF macros.
>
> When using the HF macros and specifying a resolution of 20x20, what do you
> want to get?
>
> 20x20 point = 19*19*2 triangles
>
> or
>
> 21x21 points = 20*20*2 triangles
>
> The build-in heightfield feature in POV-Ray use the first, i.e. a 20x20
> pixels image give 19*19*2 triangles, but the HF macros don't nessesarily
> have to work that way since samples can be taken on the fly.
>
> Rune

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Tim Nikias
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