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Re: PovRay Source Code...

From "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c
Subject Re: PovRay Source Code...
Date 2022-11-21 23:04 -0800
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On 11/21/2022 10:45 PM, Juha Nieminen wrote:
> In comp.lang.c++ Chris M. Thomasson <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Perfect. Thank you for the heads up, Juha. Btw, did you ever contribute
>> to the PovRay codebase in any way, shape or form?
> 
> I have contributed a bit of code to it, but not a lot.
> 
>> Fwiw, my special ray marcher can reap results like:
>>
>> https://youtu.be/IVR5I5mnrsg
> 
> Is it different from an isosurface?
> 
> http://www.povray.org/documentation/3.7.0/r3_4.html#r3_4_5_1_6

Yes, it is different from an isosurface. Actually, I remember where I 
posted some code in the form of a GLSL shader for it. Does the following 
link run for you? My code is in there for all to see:

https://www.shadertoy.com/view/fdBSzm

Tell me what you think. Can it possibly be integrated into PovRay logic 
before the points are even passed into the ray marcher? Btw, does PovRay 
even use distance estimation? I think it should almost have to.

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PovRay Source Code... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-11-20 22:55 -0800
  Re: PovRay Source Code... Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-11-21 12:03 +0000
    Re: PovRay Source Code... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-11-21 15:56 -0800
      Re: PovRay Source Code... Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-11-22 06:45 +0000
        Re: PovRay Source Code... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-11-21 23:04 -0800
          Re: PovRay Source Code... Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-11-22 09:31 +0000
        Re: PovRay Source Code... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-11-21 23:08 -0800

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