Can we use Texer II to make a 3d pyramid?
Thanks for the answer.
--WildJack77--
Pyramid Texer II
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yes
I'll go one better than WotL : render a stack of progressively smaller squares/triangles/<your base shape> to make a pyramid.
Methinks he's talking about a 3d pyramid...
As opposed to the extremely well known 2d pyramid...
having written a prize winning essay on multidimensional geometry I can tell you that unfortunately every 2d polygon is degenerate (a line or a point) and therfore by extension every 2d pyramid is triangle or a line..
😁
JFASI: think more 3d and my original post makes sense 😉
having written a prize winning essay on multidimensional geometry I can tell you that unfortunately every 2d polygon is degenerate (a line or a point) and therfore by extension every 2d pyramid is triangle or a line..
😁
JFASI: think more 3d and my original post makes sense 😉
Translation
I think what he meant was try making a sierpenski pyramid fractal. where it resizes and multiplys the number of triangles to make a pyramid.
I think what he meant was try making a sierpenski pyramid fractal. where it resizes and multiplys the number of triangles to make a pyramid.
huh?
What? Do I have to resort to a diagram?
Imagine a 3d square pyramid.
Look at it from the side
from the side:
The smarter ones will notice that the relationship between the pyramid's height axis and the side length of the square (polygon) which is stacked to make it is linear, i.e.
l = a * z + b
where l is the side length, z is the z-axis value, a is a scale factor which controls the slope of the pyramid and b is an offset which must be calculated so that the top of the pyramid is a point eg -a*h (for a pyramid of height h with its base on the origin).
e.g.
Consider a square pyramid with base centered on 0,0,0 going to 0,0,1 with 45 degree slope (a = 1). At z = 1 (z = h) the value of l must be zero, so using the relation i constructed above we have that 1*1 + b = 0, so b is -1
Rendering squares is pretty trivial... so hopefully you can all make some simple pyramids now 🙂
btw, nice einstein quote... I need to remember that next time i see "God does not play dice" quoted.
What? Do I have to resort to a diagram?
Imagine a 3d square pyramid.
Look at it from the side
A good approximation of this for superscopes/texers is a load of slices through it rendered on top of each other:
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/ \
/ \
from the side:
The more slices you use the more pyramid-like it looks. This is what I meant by: "render a stack of progressively smaller squares/triangles/<your base shape> to make a pyramid"
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The smarter ones will notice that the relationship between the pyramid's height axis and the side length of the square (polygon) which is stacked to make it is linear, i.e.
l = a * z + b
where l is the side length, z is the z-axis value, a is a scale factor which controls the slope of the pyramid and b is an offset which must be calculated so that the top of the pyramid is a point eg -a*h (for a pyramid of height h with its base on the origin).
e.g.
Consider a square pyramid with base centered on 0,0,0 going to 0,0,1 with 45 degree slope (a = 1). At z = 1 (z = h) the value of l must be zero, so using the relation i constructed above we have that 1*1 + b = 0, so b is -1
Rendering squares is pretty trivial... so hopefully you can all make some simple pyramids now 🙂
btw, nice einstein quote... I need to remember that next time i see "God does not play dice" quoted.
Okay, you just found me bored enough to actually dig up an old preset and add comments to explain it.
Somebody please hit me with a large cow now.
Somebody please hit me with a large cow now.
What did you say?
What did you say Jheriko?? I'm confused..
Slow down!
What did you say Jheriko?? I'm confused..
Slow down!
that *is* a good quote! very philosophical
here's my solution
Hey,I found something interesting.
I found another pyramid texer II in Tuggummi's pack, "Functions", on the "Sexy Objects 3-Some" preset.
And, thanks wotl, for you awesome texer II.
But, I haven't download Mr.Nudge's texer II,i will coment his job later.
-WildJack77-
I found another pyramid texer II in Tuggummi's pack, "Functions", on the "Sexy Objects 3-Some" preset.
And, thanks wotl, for you awesome texer II.
But, I haven't download Mr.Nudge's texer II,i will coment his job later.
-WildJack77-
btw... how can I slow down with text?
Just read it more slowly 😉
Just read it more slowly 😉
Ya, maybe, i'm reading your text too fast...😉
(still, i FORGOT to download Mr.Nudge's pyramid...oh...)
(still, i FORGOT to download Mr.Nudge's pyramid...oh...)