NAME:		fractal, 3d fractal

AUTHOR INFO:	Anonymous, Stardent Computer, 617-964-1000

SOURCE FILE:	fractal.c

TYPE:		data

INPUTS:		None

OUTPUTS:	fractal:       	field 2D uniform scalar byte
		3d fractal:	field 3D uniform scalar byte

PARAMETERS:     Name		Type	Default		Min	Max
	        max width	integer 64		0	512
	        power		float   2.0		0.0	5.0
		Reseed		one-shot
DESCRIPTION:
	Fractal produces a mid-point displacement fractal in two or three
dimensions. The controllers are:

	max width - the width of the generated mesh in powers of 2. It
		    chooses the next highes power of two. So, the only
		    available are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 
		    512. When you choose 62, you get 64, when you
		    choose 65, you get 128.

	power     - this the the "roughness" of the surface. Values near
		    0.0 are very rough. Values above 3.0 tend to be very 
		    smooth.

	Reseed	  - this is a one-shot button which causes an entire new
		    set of random numbers to be generated. Until this
		    button is hit, you will get essentially the same
		    surface regardless of the other parameter settings.
	
EXAMPLE 1: This network produces a 2D fractal and interprets it as an
elevation data set used to simulate landscapes. It is on-line as 
fractal_2D.net.

                                   FRACTAL
                                      |
      GENERATE COLORMAP             CLAMP
              |__________       ______|
                        |       |
                      FIELD TO MESH
                            |
                     RENDER GEOMETRY
                            |
                     DISPLAY PIXMAP

EXAMPLE 2: This network produces a 3D fractal and isosrufaces it. It is
on-line as fractal_3D.net.
	
                         FRACTAL 3D
                              |
                        FIELD TO FLOAT
                  ____________|___________
                  |                      |
              ISOSURFACE           VOLUME BOUNDS
                  |______________________|
                              |
                       RENDER GEOMETRY
                              |
                       DISPLAY PIXMAP
NAME:		fractal, 3d fractal

AUTHOR INFO:	Anonymous, Stardent Computer, 617-964-1000

SOURCE FILE:	fractal.c

TYPE:		data

INPUTS:		None

OUTPUTS:	fractal:       	field 2D uniform scalar byte
		3d fractal:	field 3D uniform scalar byte

PARAMETERS:     Name		Type	Default		Min	Max
	        max width	integer 64		0	512
	        power		float   2.0		0.0	5.0
		Reseed		one-shot
DESCRIPTION:
	Fractal produces a mid-point displacement fractal in two or three
dimensions. The controllers are:

	max width - the width of the generated mesh in powers of 2. It
		    chooses the next highes power of two. So, the only
		    available are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 
		    512. When you choose 62, you get 64, when you
		    choose 65, you get 128.

	power     - this the the "roughness" of the surface. Values near
		    0.0 are very rough. Values above 3.0 tend to be very 
		    smooth.

	Reseed	  - this is a one-shot button which causes an entire new
		    set of random numbers to be generated. Until this
		    button is hit, you will get essentially the same
		    surface regardless of the other parameter settings.
	
EXAMPLE 1: This network produces a 2D fractal and interprets it as an
elevation data set used to simulate landscapes. It is on-line as 
fractal_2D.net.

                                   FRACTAL
                                      |
      GENERATE COLORMAP             CLAMP
              |__________       ______|
                        |       |
                      FIELD TO MESH
                            |
                     RENDER GEOMETRY
                            |
                     DISPLAY PIXMAP

EXAMPLE 2: This network produces a 3D fractal and isosrufaces it. It is
on-line as fractal_3D.net.
	
                         FRACTAL 3D
                              |
                        FIELD TO FLOAT
                  ____________|___________
                  |                      |
              ISOSURFACE           VOLUME BOUNDS
                  |______________________|
                              |
                       RENDER GEOMETRY
                              |
                       DISPLAY PIXMAP