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At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure this
out?
Help
Thanks
Craig W.
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Craig Woodward wrote:
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> At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
> iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
> Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure this
> out?
>
> Help
>
> Thanks
> Craig W.
I think it would be a swell idea if one of the math majors around here
would write a tutorial on how to correctly enter equations in the syntax
needed to satisfy the requirements of the iso surface function. I too am
a bit mathematically challenged. I have resources for all kinds of different
surface definitions but don't know how to present them to the program.
--
Ken Tyler
1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
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Craig Woodward <clo### [at] crunet com> wrote:
: At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
: iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
: Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure this
: out?
Understanding a high school level math book will certainly help.
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main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):5;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/
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Hello Craig. I never actually took algebra, and the geometry I took was very low
level stuff (I did graduate high school) , yet I've been able to get predicted
results when creating functions for the isosurface. It just takes time to learn
what the numbers mean. I have started a tutorial about using isosurface
functions. It is at the website address below.
The tutorial provides "base knowledge" information about creating functions. I
will announce future tutorials at the general discussion area of this newsgroup.
Craig Woodward wrote:
> At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
> iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
> Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure this
> out?
>
> Help
>
> Thanks
> Craig W.
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E-Mail: STB### [at] aol com
Website: http://members.aol.com/stbenge
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I am likewise confounded by much of it. Algebra seems the most beneficial
math concerning the isosurfaces to me. So at least that shouldn't be too
difficult to grasp.
Bob
Craig Woodward <clo### [at] crunet com> wrote in message
news:37fdfad3@news.povray.org...
> At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
> iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
> Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure
this
> out?
>
> Help
>
> Thanks
> Craig W.
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Thanks everyone. This at least gives me an idea.
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In article <37feef7a@news.povray.org>, "Bob Hughes" <inv### [at] aol com>
wrote:
> I am likewise confounded by much of it. Algebra seems the most beneficial
> math concerning the isosurfaces to me. So at least that shouldn't be too
> difficult to grasp.
>
> Bob
>
> Craig Woodward <clo### [at] crunet com> wrote in message
> news:37fdfad3@news.povray.org...
>> At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
>> iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
>> Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure
> this
>> out?
>>
>> Help
>>
>> Thanks
>> Craig W.
>
>
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I haven't even *finished* high school and I'm not having any problems predicting
what the results of a iso-surface will be. Of course I'm no math whiz but I've
been doing Povray for about 3 years. My advice? Test all the functions
(abs,sin,tan,max,etc.) and the try to combine them.(abs(x+sqr(y)+sin(z))
Good luck!
H.E. Day
Craig Woodward wrote:
> At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
> iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
> Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure this
> out?
>
> Help
>
> Thanks
> Craig W.
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I second that!
"H.E. Day" wrote:
> I haven't even *finished* high school and I'm not having any problems predicting
> what the results of a iso-surface will be. Of course I'm no math whiz but I've
> been doing Povray for about 3 years. My advice? Test all the functions
> (abs,sin,tan,max,etc.) and the try to combine them.(abs(x+sqr(y)+sin(z))
> Good luck!
>
> H.E. Day
>
> Craig Woodward wrote:
>
> > At the risk of sounding completely ignorant, where do the formulas for
> > iso-surfaces come from. I look at them and have no idea what they mean.
> > Does one need to be a math major or can we music business majors figure this
> > out?
> >
> > Help
> >
> > Thanks
> > Craig W.
--
Samuel Benge
STB### [at] aol com
"And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel"
-The Best Way to Travel, The Moody Blues
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