RE: ElevationGrid

["Braden N. McDaniel" <braden@shadow.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-vrml-approval@vrml.org [mailto:www-vrml-approval@vrml.org]On
> Behalf Of casteeld
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 7:08 AM
> To: Neil Woodhouse
> Cc: www-vrml@vrml.org; geovrml@ai.sri.com
> Subject: Re: ElevationGrid
>
>
> I to am disappointed with the elevationGrid node. Most Ray-tracers
> allow the use of
> an image file where the color value sets the elevation. This is very
> easy to use and
> there are many tools out there for creating good height field image files.

Why is this a limitation of the ElevationGrid node? This is the kind of
thing an authoring tool should do for you. You note that there are tools out
there to create height field image files--it just as easy to go the other
direction.

Prismatic Booger