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From: Stan
Subject: convert height field to bezier patch
Date: 21 Aug 2000 16:35:57
Message: <39A19296.1FABDB75@earthlink.net>

I don't suppose that there's any way to treat a height field as a mesh
and tweak it, hmm.

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From: Ken
Subject: Re: convert height field to bezier patch
Date: 21 Aug 2000 16:51:36
Message: <39A195D1.1DE407D0@pacbell.net>

Stan wrote:
> 
> I don't suppose that there's any way to treat a height field as a mesh
> and tweak it, hmm.

There are utilities that will convert various image formats into a
HF representitive mesh. What tool you would use from there to treak
it however is not something I have any recommendations for.

HF tools -

http://www.povray.org/links/3D_Programs/Height_Field_Modelling_Programs_and_Utilities/

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From: Bob Hughes
Subject: Re: convert height field to bezier patch
Date: 21 Aug 2000 20:36:22
Message: <39a1cb06@news.povray.org>

"Stan" <swr### [at] earthlinknet> wrote in message
news:39A19296.1FABDB75@earthlink.net...
| I don't suppose that there's any way to treat a height field as a mesh
| and tweak it, hmm.

Sounds like a Leveller kind of thing to me, although not a HF to mesh (I
don't really know the program).

http://www.daylongraphics.com/products/leveller/

Bob

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