EMAIL: tlongtin@sover.net
NAME: Tom Longtin
TOPIC: Internet Ray Tracing Competition (Stills)
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
TITLE: Mobius Trefoil Gears
COUNTRY: USA
WEBPAGE: http://www.sover.net/~tlongtin
RENDERER USED: POV 2.0
TOOLS USED: Custom modeling
RENDER TIME: 1 hr.
HARDWARE USED: SGI Personal Iris
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Several metallic spur gears arranged within the bands of a trefoil knot with a Mobius twist. Three distinct metals are used to differentiate the separate parts - aluminium, brass and copper with iridescent surfaces.
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: Custom software for generating the gear shapes, trefoil knot path and fitting all the parts together automatically. This process can be scripted to create a series of stills for animating the gears.