Inside/Out
07-Apr-95 10:04:29
Sb: #163367-Inside/Out
Fm: David J. Marks 72172,1036
To: Danny Mercurio 74551,360
>> bounding box… marching cubes… Let me know if you need a hand…
This gets me looking in the right direction. I'm faced with a few problems in
my script development:
1. I'm trying to dig through the cobwebs to the calculus, vector and matrix
mathematics I learned many years ago. (Time for that refresher class!)
2. I'm trying to catch up on many years of computer graphics technology – in
order to create some low-level scripting effects (implicit surfaces, mesh
transformations, spatial calculations and controlled-noise functions.)
3. I'm trying to avoid duplicating the years of research done by others, when
I'm sure there are well documented algorithms for most of what I'm trying to
do. (Of course, at $50+ each, these graphics books are getting expensive!)
4. Trying to squeeze in all this learning in the short time between when my
19-month old goes to sleep and I fall asleep on the computer. <g>
I will track down some info on the marching cubes procedure. If I find myself
completely lost in the math or algorithms, I may impose on you for some
guidance. This is an acedemic pursuit, for my own enlightenment and love of
graphics, so it is moving slowly and with no real urgency. Thank you very much
for your help.
– Dave