I started this back in February with the intent of it being the 
focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to 
make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge 
to take another look at it.

The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one 
half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book 
"Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and 
rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what 
the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book 
and look at the illustration on page 62.)

I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm 
not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
The textures are currently rudimentary.

Ken Matassa


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I hadn't heard about the book, but this looks fantastic. I wouldn't call the
textures rudimentary, in fact I think they add a lot of credibility to the
object.

Margus

Margus

Ken Matassa wrote:
> 
> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.
> 
> The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> and look at the illustration on page 62.)
> 
> I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> The textures are currently rudimentary.
> 
> Ken Matassa
>

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Organic.  Beautiful.

rc

Ken Matassa <kma### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
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> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.
>
> The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> and look at the illustration on page 62.)
>
> I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> The textures are currently rudimentary.
>
> Ken Matassa
> 


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Ken Matassa wrote:

> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.
>
> The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> and look at the illustration on page 62.)
>
> I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> The textures are currently rudimentary.
>
> Ken Matassa

I recognized it immediately.  I am quite impressed with the modeling, since I
know that organic shapes can be very difficult, and you have done such a good
job.  I sincerely hope that you continue this project, I would love to see
the completed house.  I had actually considered trying to model the same
thing in Pov, but I never got around to it.  Maybe next you can try your hand
at Waterfall City.

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That's bloody brilliant!!!
The modelling is astonishing and the textures are very nice.
Wish I was able to model something even remotely like that

Juha Leppälä

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I'd say it looks 99.99% complete. Modeling and texturing are perfect,
now you could maybe add a little to the inside. Then you should put it
in a nice forest background or something like a scene out of Riven, and
it'd look just like a photograph!

Ken Matassa wrote:

> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.
>
> The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> and look at the illustration on page 62.)
>
> I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> The textures are currently rudimentary.
>
> Ken Matassa

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Larry Fontaine <lfo### [at] isdnet> wrote in message
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> I'd say it looks 99.99% complete. Modeling and texturing are perfect,
> now you could maybe add a little to the inside. Then you should put it
> in a nice forest background or something like a scene out of Riven, and
> it'd look just like a photograph!


Riven is exactly what i thought of first. This image is great. I'd love to
see it in an environment.

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Hellacool!!! Está del carajo!

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Ken Matassa wrote:
> 
> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.

It's a crying shame this didn't make it in time for the IRTC. It would
have been a contender in the right setting. It has a very high quality
feel to it and I really like the way you blended the bottom with the
top half. You know of course now that you have shown this to us we
expect you to keep going with it and I look foreward to seeing what
else you do with it. I heard mention of a forrest which seems a logical
progression as well as perhaps a small height field to act as a root
mound at the base along with some grass or some such ground cover.

-- 
Ken Tyler -  1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/

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So very good,  guessing there was 'radiosity' used to get that textured
look?

Bob

Larry Fontaine <lfo### [at] isdnet> wrote in message
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> I'd say it looks 99.99% complete. Modeling and texturing are perfect,
> now you could maybe add a little to the inside. Then you should put it
> in a nice forest background or something like a scene out of Riven, and
> it'd look just like a photograph!
>
> Ken Matassa wrote:
>
> > I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> > focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> > make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> > to take another look at it.
> >
> > The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> > half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> > "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> > rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> > the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> > and look at the illustration on page 62.)
> >
> > I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> > not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> > DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> > of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> > me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> > The textures are currently rudimentary.
> >
> > Ken Matassa
>

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Ken Matassa wrote:
> 

Wow.
I like.

Very good details and organic shapes.
Hmmm...

Remco

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Brilliant - please finish

Mick

Ken Matassa <kma### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
news:380### [at] pacbellnet...
> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.
>
> The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> and look at the illustration on page 62.)
>
> I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> The textures are currently rudimentary.
>
> Ken Matassa
> 


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Ken  

This is really good, keep going with it.  I've never seen
the book, but I'm sure that when finished it will tell its'
own story. 

Ken Matassa wrote:
> 
> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.
> 
> The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> and look at the illustration on page 62.)
> 
> I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> The textures are currently rudimentary.
> 
> Ken Matassa
> 
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I love iT! I think the textures looks good as they are. It somehow
reminds me of one of my favorite childhood movies, The Secret of Nimh.

Ken Matassa wrote:

> I started this back in February with the intent of it being the
> focus of an entry in the IRTC. Once I realized I wasn't going to
> make the deadline, I stopped work on it. Recently I had the urge
> to take another look at it.
>
> The structure is made up of 792 besier patches and represents one
> half of a pod house as envisioned by James Gurney in his book
> "Dinotopia The World Beneath". It was modeled in Moray 2.5b and
> rendered with POVRAY 3.0. (If you are interested in seeing what
> the finished structure should look like, find a copy of the book
> and look at the illustration on page 62.)
>
> I haven't decided how I am going to proceed with the project. I'm
> not happy with the overall proportions, and the problems I had with
> DOS extender crashes while combining the individual sections, each
> of which was created as a separate file to save modeling time, make
> me want to try redoing it using meshes instead of besier patches.
> The textures are currently rudimentary.
>
> Ken Matassa

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Kevin Wampler wrote:

> I recognized it immediately.  I am quite impressed with the modeling, since I
> know that organic shapes can be very difficult, and you have done such a good
> job.  I sincerely hope that you continue this project, I would love to see
> the completed house.  I had actually considered trying to model the same
> thing in Pov, but I never got around to it.  Maybe next you can try your hand
> at Waterfall City.

I've thought of doing Waterfall City at some later time, as well as Tent
Pole of The Sky.

Ken Matassa

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Juha Leppälä wrote:
> 
> That's bloody brilliant!!!
> The modelling is astonishing and the textures are very nice.
> Wish I was able to model something even remotely like that

It was also bloody frustrating! you can't imaging the long hours of
tweeking it took to get the variouse patches to line up without gaps.

Ken Matassa

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Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
> So very good,  guessing there was 'radiosity' used to get that textured
> look?

Actualy, no. Radiosity was turned off for this rinder. I have another
render done with radiosity on. Looks quite different. Actualy looks as
if it is glowing. I'll post it if you like.

Ken Matassa

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Ken wrote:

> It's a crying shame this didn't make it in time for the IRTC. It would
> have been a contender in the right setting. It has a very high quality
> feel to it and I really like the way you blended the bottom with the
> top half. You know of course now that you have shown this to us we
> expect you to keep going with it and I look foreward to seeing what
> else you do with it. I heard mention of a forrest which seems a logical
> progression as well as perhaps a small height field to act as a root
> mound at the base along with some grass or some such ground cover.

That is very close to what I envisioned the final scene to look like. 

Ken Matassa

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