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Re: LSynth and string
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:33:05 GMT
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Sorry to reply to myself, I forgot one little thing:
In lugnet.cad, Steve Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote:
> > I like Larry's string part better for several reasons. His braid is
> > implemented as twisted surfaces rather than edge lines so it'll show
> > up in both LDRAW and POV. It also uses many less poly's so it'll draw
> > significantly faster. And finally, it's much shorter so it'll handle
> > tighter curves, maybe even knots.
For POV-Ray, it seems like the best results would be obtained through some kind
of mapping. Use a plain cylinder object with 'string texture' mapped onto it.
Steve
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| (...) Those are definitely advantages toward Larry's file. We should probably integrate Larry's code into my subfile, one way or the other. One way to integrate the part files would be to submit Larry's file as a a subfile, in parts\s\, and have the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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