diff --git a/images/globe_animation.gif b/images/globe_animation.gif deleted file mode 100644 index 7d4ba0eb..00000000 Binary files a/images/globe_animation.gif and /dev/null differ diff --git a/images/globe_animation.png b/images/globe_animation.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2be1bcc7 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/globe_animation.png differ diff --git a/skin.scad b/skin.scad index a43576b0..6d7ea4d3 100644 --- a/skin.scad +++ b/skin.scad @@ -3695,7 +3695,12 @@ function associate_vertices(polygons, split, curpoly=0) = // up(7)fwd(-3)right(15)cyl(d=10,h=15,texture=vnf_triangulate(tex), tex_reps=[4,2],tex_samples=5,rounding=2); // // Subsection: Textures from Graphic Images +// In additional to creating textured surfaces, the texturing feature of BOSL2 can be used to place relief images onto objects, +// using a single repetition of a very large texture array. In order to do this, you'll need a way to import your image into OpenSCAD. +//. // The BOSL2 scripts folder contains three scripts for creating texture arrays from graphic images. +// Right-click the links below to download the scripts to your local system. Run the python scripts from the command line, +// and use the **File** menu of your browser to open img2scad.html. // . // - [**img2scad.py**](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BelfrySCAD/BOSL2/master/scripts/img2scad.py) // is a python script that creates a texture array from most common raster image formats, including gif, png, jpeg. @@ -3706,7 +3711,7 @@ function associate_vertices(polygons, split, curpoly=0) = // - [**geotiff2scad.py**](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BelfrySCAD/BOSL2/master/scripts/geotiff2scad.py) // is a python script creates a texture array from geotiff depth maps. // . -// Each of these scripts places a named array in an .scad file with names specified at run time. Use include<> to add the array to your model. +// Each of these scripts places a named array in an .scad file with names specified at run time. Use include<> to add the array to your model. // . // Both **img2scad.py** and **img2scad.html** provide similar capabilities, but the html script has a few additional capabilities // and it provides a graphical user interface..