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Explore Geodesics 1

WARNING

This software is not fully tested. Before running, please take the necessary precautions to protect 
your computer data until you are sure it will not destabilise your computer in any way. The author 
is unable to accept responsibility for any damage arising from the use of this software. 


GENERAL


When unzipping, please maintain the folder structure. When you create a dome with 'Explore Geodesics'
it will generate a file called 'geo.inc' in the 'Ray' folder. Use 'space.pov' to view the sphere. Use 
'landscape.pov' to view as a dome in the scene. For the landscape you will need to rename the old 
geo1.inc to something else then rename your new geo,inc to geo1.inc. Textures are scripted in the 
settings file.

The domes are specified by a heuristic formula of which you will find some examples in the dropdown
selector box. The formula of the nearest dome in the desert scene is 'ii1kio4g' which means the basic 
shape is an icosahedron, each triangle is subdivided once into 4 sub triangles then each of these is 
split into 3 kite shapes with 40% of the tail section removed to provide the openings which are glazed
to form windows. The more distant dome is 'ii1fd' 

I have not tested this software to extremes but it seems to be stable. The geometry of the higher 
frequency diamonds is inaccurate in that the diamonds and kites may be slightly bent when they 
should be completely flat. For many designs these errors will be insignificant.

 You will also find that for reasons unknown, sometimes nodes 
will be missed out. If this happens, just press 'GO' again and the problem should resolve itself. 

I hope this software will be of some use to you.

Charles E V Pegge

30th August 2004 
