Has anyone created a macro of the isoSurface blobs that have been discused?
The ones listed in the discussion about MLPOV work great but the points seem
to be embedded into the formula. I am looking for a maco that would take an
array of points and return the complete formula for the isoSurface.

If not I will try.

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In article <3e165dbd$1@news.povray.org>,
 "Mike Williams" <mic### [at] quixnetnet> wrote:

> Has anyone created a macro of the isoSurface blobs that have been discused?
> The ones listed in the discussion about MLPOV work great but the points seem
> to be embedded into the formula. I am looking for a maco that would take an
> array of points and return the complete formula for the isoSurface.

Not of the sort you want, not that I know of anyway. I have made an 
updated version of the blob pattern that uses a smooth function, but I 
think I mentioned that during those discussions, so it probably isn't 
what you want. I've also been thinking of a new blob object that 
combined raytracing (for function bounds checking) with an isosurface 
solver. Not only would it produce smooth blobs, it would allow 
components other than cylinders and spheres.

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On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 22:09:06 -0600, "Mike Williams" <mic### [at] quixnetnet>
wrote:
> Has anyone created a macro of the isoSurface blobs that have been discused?
> The ones listed in the discussion about MLPOV work great but the points seem
> to be embedded into the formula. I am looking for a maco that would take an
> array of points and return the complete formula for the isoSurface.

Since you are asking I suppose you are not thinking about
http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/docu02.html#BlobSphere ?

ABX

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This would be it but i was hopeing for the function for the smooth blobs.
These still end up with hard curves between blobs.

thanks

"ABX" <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 22:09:06 -0600, "Mike Williams" <mic### [at] quixnetnet>
> wrote:
> > Has anyone created a macro of the isoSurface blobs that have been
discused?
> > The ones listed in the discussion about MLPOV work great but the points
seem
> > to be embedded into the formula. I am looking for a maco that would take
an
> > array of points and return the complete formula for the isoSurface.
>
> Since you are asking I suppose you are not thinking about
> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/docu02.html#BlobSphere ?
>
> ABX

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Mike Williams wrote:
>This would be it but i was hopeing for the function for the smooth blobs.
>These still end up with hard curves between blobs.

Have you tried what I suggested here:

http://news.povray.org/povray.general/20681/

?

Tor Olav


>"ABX" <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote in message
>news:3ici1vg4crk4thcqm60unns50r6ofkvoek[at]4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 22:09:06 -0600, "Mike Williams" <mic### [at] quixnetnet>
>> wrote:
>> > Has anyone created a macro of the isoSurface blobs that have been
>discused?
>> > The ones listed in the discussion about MLPOV work great but the points
>seem
>> > to be embedded into the formula. I am looking for a maco that would take
>an
>> > array of points and return the complete formula for the isoSurface.
>>
>> Since you are asking I suppose you are not thinking about
>> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/docu02.html#BlobSphere ?
>>
>> ABX
>

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In article <3e19c81f@news.povray.org>,
 "Mike Williams" <mic### [at] quixnetnet> wrote:

> This would be it but i was hopeing for the function for the smooth blobs.
> These still end up with hard curves between blobs.

http://news.povray.org/povray.advanced-users/28049/?mtop=198513&moff=23
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/28197/
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/28102/

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