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From: triple r
Date: 12 May 2008 23:00:01
Message: <web.482903591b4f0924dcb320720@news.povray.org>
stbenge <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> I stored the vertices of both a dodecahedron and an icosahedron into
> arrays, and and have morphed the two together. The points were found by
> employing the vtransform() macro to a starting vector, using rotation
> values from "shapes2.inc". A simple linear interpolation was performed
> to create a patch of spheres, which was in turn copied and rotated in a
> dodecahedral fashion. I'm just getting my feet wet here, so-to-speak.
>
> Questions, comments, I'd like to hear 'em~
>
> Sam

Clever!  And thanks for the motivation!  I have a version of this path-tracing
now, but I don't think I'll be able to afford the render time.  Just five
independent, interlocking pieces.  The real thing is back home.  It's easy to
hold it, turn it, and stare at it for quite some time.

 - Ricky


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