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Subject: 
Re: lunar baseplate?
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Date: 
Mon, 2 Sep 2002 19:14:40 GMT
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can you maybe let me know when you complete it, or get a beta of it ready?
I figured it must be pretty hard to make.  what do you make these objects
with?

-tk


"Willy Tschager" <willy.tschager@tin.it> wrote in message
news:H1tpCr.BqC@lugnet.com...
I can't seem to find the lunar baseplate. Can anyone help me?



you won't find it, 'cos I haven't submitted it yet. the plate is still
under development and will not be released before the end of
september.

the refinement of the end-sections and the joints:

http://space.tin.it/io/wtschage/Craters_7.gif - (36 KB)

was trickier than I thought. I experimented with 3d-poligons and
metaballs but the result was not satisfying. finally I used
bezier-curves, which worked pretty, well:

http://space.tin.it/io/wtschage/Craters_8.gif - (63 KB)

but they slowed the hole process down, 'cos I haven't used
them before. it took a while to get familiar with thier behaviour.
the bezier-curves you see are just for reference. as soon as I get
ready the last one (you can see it in the background) I'll start
refining the plate, and believe me, there is still a lot to do:

http://space.tin.it/io/wtschage/Craters_9.gif - (49 KB)

please be patient, willy






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