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Sjeiti
sock puppet

Posts: 722
Filters: 71
I'm kind of having a hard time mapping a pattern onto a sphere. I thought a Circular Arc with a Tile- or Frame component (sphere) as height into a Refraction component would do the trick but it doesn't. The edges look fine but for some reason the middle (which should have hardly any offset) tends to shrink a little.
The attached filter will show you the problem. It is clearly visible in pattern nr 4, the egg looks dented instead of round.

Easter eggs.ffxml
Posted: December 16, 2006 6:42 am   Details E-Mail
uberzev
not lyftzev

Posts: 1890
Filters: 36
Try this...

sphere.ffxml
Posted: December 16, 2006 8:10 am   Details E-Mail
uberzev
not lyftzev

Posts: 1890
Filters: 36
Here's another method which works better for more complex objects...



texture mapping.ffxml
Posted: December 16, 2006 8:55 am   Details E-Mail
Sjeiti
sock puppet

Posts: 722
Filters: 71
Ah great! smile:D
thanks

(you should submit those as snippets, the're very usefull)
Posted: December 16, 2006 10:27 am   Details E-Mail

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