Category Archives: Geometric structures

Before modeling a structure for raytracing (e.g., as I am doing using Pov-Ray), you have to understand this structure. This is the real incentive to do this kind of thing…

Snails IV

Posted on March 20, 2011 by tfester

While the visualization approaches discussed for snail-like structures so far only allow to visualize snails produced from bodies of a certain (sphere-like) geometry, here I try to introduce a method suitable for almost any geometry… Continue reading →

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Snails III

Posted on March 8, 2011 by tfester

While the outside of the snails presented so far looks more or less satisfactory, the inside does not… Continue reading →

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Snails II

Posted on February 20, 2011 by tfester

Almost any object can be used for rotating on the path of a logarithmic spiral… Continue reading →

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Snails I

Posted on February 6, 2011 by tfester

Shells from snails often can be derived from a logarithmic spiral… Continue reading →

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Cellular structures II

Posted on January 26, 2011 by tfester

My first posting on cellular structures represented a normal parenchymatic tissue. In addition, here are some more specialized tissues… Continue reading →

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Cells and soap bubbles

Posted on November 28, 2010 by tfester

Coming back to a recent posting about modeling cellular structures, I learnt from … that soap bubbles can serve as a simple models of cells… Continue reading →

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Cellular structures

Posted on September 24, 2010 by tfester

When it comes to modeling cellular structures, I have to start talking about some of the features of the program I am using to do so… Continue reading →

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The Golden Angle

Posted on August 29, 2010 by tfester

I became interested in the golden angle, because I was impressed by Aeonium plants I saw in Madeira and I wanted to model these plants. Continue reading →

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Fractals

Posted on August 1, 2010 by tfester

Fractals are repetitive, self-similar structures, often observed in nature… Continue reading →

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