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12 Aug 2024 01:28:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A Bridge Too Far?  
From: Rafal 'Raf256' Maj
Date: 27 Nov 2003 21:36:07
Message: <Xns94412475A6AFEraf256com@204.213.191.226>
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> Probably better and faster to use an isosurface instead of height field. 

Realy? Isosurfaces are in most cases the most slow rendring objects (maybe 
after parametric) and heightfields/meshes are the fastest.

-- 
#macro g(U,V)(.4*abs(sin(9*sqrt(pow(x-U,2)+pow(y-V,2))))*pow(1-min(1,(sqrt(
pow(x-U,2)+pow(y-V,2))*.3)),2)+.9)#end#macro p(c)#if(c>1)#local l=mod(c,100
);g(2*div(l,10)-8,2*mod(l,10)-8)*p(div(c,100))#else 1#end#end light_source{
y 2}sphere{z*20 9pigment{function{p(26252423)*p(36455644)*p(66656463)}}}//M


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