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>Subject : Re: [Fractint] 3D pixel
>Date : Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:25:17 -0500
>From : Maryetta Campbell
>To : fractint@mailman.xmission.com
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>"Lee H. Skinner" wrote:
>>
>> Am I missing something here? Both
>> of your images seem to show only
>> cylindrical forms, not a complex
>> 3-D shape.
>>
>
>They seem to be more like extruded objects from a two-dimensional
>shape cut into a die. The same way that aluminum fabrication is done.


Right. See the T-set video at

http://ixitol.com/html/videos.html

By 3D, I mean a solid projected onto a plane, not stereoscopic, holographic or related effects. But yes, absent such effects, or at least the proper shading, it's difficult to discern if such objects are solid or planar... unless a 4th (i.e., temporal) dimension is introduced. That is, we can use time to explore a 3D fractal from different points of view. Here's an early experiment in morphing (using Gerald's envelope) by Jotz (Lloyd Garrick):

http://ixitol.com/NewMorph.avi

Clearly, animation will be a crucial tool for exploring the properties of fractals in 3-space.