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From: xhlu
Subject: How to make a 3D surface from a file
Date: 17 Aug 2005 16:15:00
Message: <web.43039a572940691a8be3c2870@news.povray.org>
I have a file which defines the hight of a plane, i.e. a topograph image.
How can I make a 3D surface with such a file in PovRay? Modifying normal of
a plane doesn't seem very much like a real 3D surface to me. Thanks! -Xhlu


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From: Mike Williams
Subject: Re: How to make a 3D surface from a file
Date: 17 Aug 2005 16:56:15
Message: <StV3EIApR6ADFw2$@econym.demon.co.uk>
Wasn't it xhlu who wrote:
>I have a file which defines the hight of a plane, i.e. a topograph image.
>How can I make a 3D surface with such a file in PovRay? Modifying normal of
>a plane doesn't seem very much like a real 3D surface to me. Thanks! -Xhlu

By "topographic image" do you mean "height_field"?

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Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure


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From: xhlu
Subject: Re: How to make a 3D surface from a file
Date: 17 Aug 2005 17:05:01
Message: <web.4303a5fcecfa8928be3c2870@news.povray.org>
Yes, exactly. -xhlu

Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
> By "topographic image" do you mean "height_field"?
>
> --
> Mike Williams
> Gentleman of Leisure


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From: xhlu
Subject: Re: How to make a 3D surface from a file
Date: 17 Aug 2005 17:10:00
Message: <web.4303a704ecfa8928be3c2870@news.povray.org>
Yes, that's exactly what I want. Thanks a lot for point it out! -xhlu

Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
> By "topographic image" do you mean "height_field"?
>
> --
> Mike Williams
> Gentleman of Leisure


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From: Marc Jacquier
Subject: Re: How to make a 3D surface from a file
Date: 17 Aug 2005 17:12:13
Message: <4303a82d$1@news.povray.org>

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> Yes, exactly. -xhlu
>
So have look at the height_field object in POV-Ray documentation
http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/279/

Marc


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