blob59

  # name of the blob
  project = "blob59";  
   
   # function at origin must be <0, and >0 far enough away.  w=0 defines the surface
function w = f(x2,y2,z2,c,r)  # three lobed toroid with low profile bumps and flat top
   x = (x2-c(1))/r(1);
   y = (y2-c(2))/r(2);
   z = (z2-c(3))/r(3);

    w = x.^2+y.^2+z.^2-1.0;  

  endfunction;

  # this is for distorting the grid before applying the function
  # note that the undistorted grid will be used to make the stl file
  # just set it to x3=x; y3=y; z3=z; if no warping is needed.
  function [x3,y3,z3]= prewarp(x,y,z)
    R =500;  # center of sphere is at (R+X0,0,0) with radius R (passing through (X0,0,0) ) 
    X0 = 60; # this means that parts of the blob near [X0,0,0] will stay near that point.
    # calculate the inverted coordinate of each point in the 3D grid (x3,y3,z3)
    x2 = x-R-X0;  y2=y;   z2 = z; # intermediate values
    r2 = R*R./(x2.^2+y2.^2+z2.^2);
    x3 = x2.*r2+R+X0;  y3 = y2.*r2;  z3 = z2.*r2; 
  endfunction;

 xmin = 0;  # 
 xmax = 250;
 ymin = -140;  # 
 ymax = 140;

 step = 2;  # grid pitch in mm  start with 4mm to see the shape quickly.  Once you have it just right, change to 2mm for printing

  c_outer = [10,0,0];
  r_outer = [66,141,45];

  source("../octave/func2stl_v01.m");  # do all the calculations