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7 Aug 2024 13:21:58 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Question  
From: Zeger Knaepen
Date: 16 May 2006 08:04:50
Message: <4469bfe2@news.povray.org>
"John VanSickle" <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
news:4469595e$1@news.povray.org...
> Zeger Knaepen wrote:
> 
> > btw, has anyone got any idea on how to subdivide a triangle to make 
the "greeble-cells" ? :-/
> 
> Depends on the proportions of the triangle.  An equilateral is best 
> subdivided into smaller equilaterals.  A triangle with the golden 
ratio 
> between its sides is best divided with a Penrose tiling.

I'll have to look that up !
Right now I'm trying a "universal 4-sided polygon greeble-cell 
generator", with 2 points at the same location.  Looks useful imho.

cu!
-- 
#macro G(b,e)b+(e-b)*C/50#end#macro _(b,e,k,l)#local C=0;#while(C<50)
sphere{G(b,e)+3*z.1pigment{rgb G(k,l)}finish{ambient 1}}#local C=C+1;
#end#end _(y-x,y,x,x+y)_(y,-x-y,x+y,y)_(-x-y,-y,y,y+z)_(-y,y,y+z,x+y)
_(0x+y.5+y/2x)_(0x-y.5+y/2x)            // ZK http://www.povplace.com


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