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30 Jul 2024 22:24:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Underwater air bubbles  
From: Trevor G Quayle
Date: 24 Mar 2011 14:40:01
Message: <web.4d8b8fd7c2e3e88081c811d20@news.povray.org>
stbenge <"egnebts <-inverted"@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/23/2011 7:52 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> > On 03/23/2011 10:53 PM, Trevor G Quayle wrote:
> >> This looks very nice. You were able to get that bubbles rushing to the
> >> surface
> >> look, as opposed to suspended air bubbles that basic spheres look like.
> >
> > agreed ... a cleaver solution that's very natural looking.
>
> I originally tried to use the technique for in-air soap bubbles, but the
> inside edges were too thick. Too bad there's not an easier way to model
> minimal surfaces...

For soap bubbles in the air, usually the bubble surface is thin enough that any
refraction is not noticeable.  I am thinking you could just use the blob, but
without refraction or ior, however this would preclude being able to use fresnel
reflection.

-tgq


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