Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
> Wasn't it James Evans who wrote:
> >Mike Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> >> James Evans posted some sort of non-sphere-non-checkered-plane first post:
> >>
> >> I like the floor texture. Care to share how you created it?
> >>
> >> --
> >> ~Mike
> >>
> >> Things! Billions of them!
> >
> >The floor texture is just a repetitive lattice of a hexagon with two
> >triangles on either side... then translated appropriately. I would be happy
> >to
> >post the source file if you'd like to see it.
> >~ James
>
> Did you consider using a hexagonal texture map, something like this:
>
> #include "colors.inc"
> #include "stones.inc"
>
> #declare T1 = texture {T_Stone20 scale 5} // Texture for hexagons
> #declare T2 = texture {T_Stone17 scale 2} // texture for triangles
>
> #declare S=sin(pi*2/3);
> #declare C=cos(pi*2/3);
>
> plane {y,0
>   texture {function {sin(x-pi/2) * sin(x*C+z*S) * sin(x*C-z*S) /4}
>     texture_map { [0.5 T1][0.5 T2] }
>   }
> }
>
> --
> Mike Williams
> Gentleman of Leisure

Since I've only been using POVRAY for about three months, I am still
learning. I did't know that you could use the above mentioned method.
Thanks for the advice! I am going to go try it out now.
~ James

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