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• Purpose
• Thanks
• General points
• Experiment

• Supported functions
• Isosurface statement syntax

• Using x, y and z variables
• Extrude 2d graphs along an axis
• Creating a surface of revolution
• Symmetry around the x,y and z axis
• Using abs ( )

• declaring functions
• scaling
• infinite scaling
• translating
• rotating
• flipping
• shearing
• twisting
• revolving a surface

• union of functions
• intersections of functions
• differencing functions
• blobbing functions
• blobbing difference
• using if(a,b,c) function
• addition and subtraction of functions

• Adding some noise3d
• Controlling the amount of noise
• Controlling the depth of noise
• Layering noise

• What is surface displacement?
• Noise3d
• Ridge
• Ridgedmf
• Heteromf
• Pigment pattern
• Image

• parameters
• cross section type
• field strength
• field limit
• SOR switch
• SOR offset
• SOR angle
• inside - outside
• polar coordinates
• The build in functions

  R	algbr_cyl1	lemniscate_of_gerono2d
  TH	algbr_cyl2	paraboloid
  PH	algbr_cyl3	parabolic_torus
  sphere	algbr_cyl4	piriform
  helix1 / func_6	bicorn	piriform2d
  helix2 / func_7	bifolia	quartic_paraboloid
  spiral / func_8	boy_surface	quartic_saddle
  mesh1 / func_14	ovals_of_cassini	quartic_cylinder
  rounded_box	cubic_saddle	steiners_roman
  torus	cushion / odd	strophoid
  superellipsoid	devils_curve	strophoid2d
  func_0	devils_curve2d	glob
  func_1	dupin_cyclid	pillow
  func_2	folium_surface	crossed_trough
  func_2b	folium_surface2d	witch_of_agnesi
  func_3	torus_gumdrop	witch_of_agnesi2d
  func_4	hunt_surface	mitre
  func_5	hyperbolic_torus	heart
  func_9	kampyle_of_eudoxus	torus2
  func_10	kampyle_of_eudoxus2d	nodal_cubic
  func_11	klein_bottle	umbrella
  func_12	kummer_surface_v1	enneper
  func_13	kummer_surface_v2	heteromf
  func_16	lemniscate_of_gerono	hex_x   hex_y

Last update : 19 Nov. 2000