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From: Ron Parker
Subject: Re: TorusBlob (21kb before upload)
Date: 4 Oct 1999 09:59:38
Message: <37f8b2ca@news.povray.org>
On Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:34:40 -0400, Lummox JR wrote:

>I noticed you said you used an isosurface to do it. Have you tried out
>the isoblob? I developed that back in July/August for the Superpatch; it
>should be in there. 

That would presume I had gotten around to releasing it yet. :(


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From: Jerome M  BERGER
Subject: Re: TorusBlob (21kb before upload)
Date: 4 Oct 1999 13:18:35
Message: <37F8E160.475E2D54@enst.fr>
TonyB wrote:
> 
> Check this out! Thanks to Samuel's explanation, I have managed to blob
> torii. This is pretty cool stuff. I have also tried it with superellipsoids
> and it works out quite well. I still have no idea what I could use this new
> skill for, but at least I know I can do it. I just wish I knew how to rotate
> a function. I figured out translate and scale, though. Those were easy.
> Anyway, enjoy.
> 
>  [Image]

	For a rotation around the z axis by angle a:
x <- x*cos(a) + y*sin(a)
y <- -x*sin(a) + y*cos(a)

	("<-" meaning "replace")

		Jerome

PS: this is assuming the POV coordinate system, for standard
coordinates, replace a by -a...
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From: SamuelT 
Subject: Re: TorusBlob (21kb before upload)
Date: 4 Oct 1999 21:24:03
Message: <37F95461.F3E98C9E@aol.com>
Way to go Tony!

I'm sorry to say I don't know how to rotate the functions. Maybe that sort of
thing is best left to the future isoblob patch.

TonyB wrote:

> Check this out! Thanks to Samuel's explanation, I have managed to blob
> torii. This is pretty cool stuff. I have also tried it with superellipsoids
> and it works out quite well. I still have no idea what I could use this new
> skill for, but at least I know I can do it. I just wish I knew how to rotate
> a function. I figured out translate and scale, though. Those were easy.
> Anyway, enjoy.
>
>  [Image]

--
Samuel Benge

E-Mail: STB### [at] aolcom
Website: http://members.aol.com/stbenge


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From: TonyB
Subject: Re: TorusBlob (21kb before upload)
Date: 4 Oct 1999 22:20:02
Message: <37f96052@news.povray.org>
>Way to go Tony!


Thanks. Couldn't have done it without your help. =D

Did you see the limitation I ran into with this method though? Check out
.unofficial.patches


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