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bicubic_patch{ ...}
Shape with curved surface created with a mesh of triangles
built-in shape, non-CSG
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//Syntax: ------------------------------
bicubic_patch{
patch_type // (boolean: 0 or 1)
// 0 = Bezier patch, stores only the triangular vertices.
// 1 = Bezier patch, stores all plane equations defined by
// the triangulation of the patch into sub patches
// (faster, needs more RAM)
flatness //value from 0.0 to 1.0,
// higher values are giving flatter, less smooth results!
u_steps u_steps_number // number of triangles to subdivide (1 to 5)
v_steps u_steps_number // number of triangles to subdivide (1 to 5)
<vertex_11>,<vertex_12>,<vertex_13>,<vertex_14>,
<vertex_21>,<vertex_22>,<vertex_23>,<vertex_24>,
<vertex_31>,<vertex_32>,<vertex_33>,<vertex_34>,
<vertex_41>,<vertex_42>,<vertex_43>,<vertex_44>,
} //---------------------
// Default values: flatness : 0.0
// u_steps : 0
// v_steps : 0
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Example:
bicubic_patch{
type 1
flatness 0.1
u_steps 4
v_steps 4
<0, 0, 2>,<1, 0, 0>,<2, 0, 0>,<3, 0,-2>,
<0, 1, 0>,<1, 1, 0>,<2, 1, 0>,<3, 1, 0>,
<0, 2, 0>,<1, 2, 0>,<2, 2, 0>,<3, 2, 0>,
<0, 3, 2>,<1, 3, 0>,<2, 3, 0>,<3, 3,-2>
texture{ pigment{ color rgb<0.75,0.5,1>}
finish { phong 0.3}
} // end of texture
scale<1,1,1>
rotate< 0,90,0>
translate<0,0,0>
} // end of bicubic_patch ---------------- |
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Note: "bicubic_patch" usually are not created by hand
but are converted from other files.
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Example of a "hand-made" bicubic_patch:
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// --------------------------------------
#local A = <1.20,3.50,0>;
#local B = <0.00,3.00,0>;
#local C = <3.00,0.30,0>;
#local D = <0.00,0.00,0>;
#local Blow = < 0,0, 0.8>;
// blowing in z direction
#local DB = B-D; #local DC = C-D;
#local CA = A-C; #local DB = B-D;
#local P01= 3/3*A ;
#local P02= 2/3*A+1/3*B;
#local P03= 1/3*A+2/3*B;
#local P04= 3/3*B;
#local P13= 3*C/3;
#local P14= 2*C/3+1*D/3;
#local P15= 1*C/3+2*D/3;
#local P16= 3*D/3;
#local P05= 2/3*CA + C+0.25*Blow;
#local P09= 1/3*CA + C+0.25*Blow;
#local P08= 2/3*DB + D;
#local P12= 1/3*DB + D;
#local P10=P16+2/3*DC+1/3*(P02-P14)+Blow;
#local P11=P16+1/3*DC+1/3*(P03-P15)+Blow;
#local P06=P16+2/3*DC+2/3*(P02-P14)+Blow;
#local P07=P16+1/3*DC+2/3*(P03-P15)+Blow;
bicubic_patch{ //------------------------
type 1
flatness 0
u_steps 4 // 1~5
v_steps 4 //
P01, P02, P03, P04,
P05, P06, P07, P08,
P09, P10, P11, P12,
P13, P14, P15, P16
texture{ pigment{ color rgb<1,1,1>}
finish { phong 1}
} // end of texture
rotate<0,90,0>
} // end of bicubic_patch --------------- |
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