need a method! Evolving fractal pattern while moving through a tunnel

# 1 27-09-2012 , 12:09 AM

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need a method! Evolving fractal pattern while moving through a tunnel

Hi folks. I have a question regarding texturing, I think.

Basically, I have a camera that's flying through a corkscrew tunnel, and near the end I want the walls to show a fractal pattern that evolves as you continue down the tunnel. I know there are different types of fractals, and I'm not too experienced on their varieties...but I want the effect to have radial symmetry.

The tunnel walls are rounded, so it's more like a tube I guess. My first thoughts were to map a high res fractal image onto it, but I'm hoping there's a way to do it procedurally.

Hopefully someone has some experience with this, and my descriptions are good enough...

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# 2 27-09-2012 , 02:49 AM

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There could be something involving L-Systems in Maya. I honestly am not sure but this will be how you get the fractals...

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# 3 27-09-2012 , 05:54 AM

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I think your first idea is going to be a lot easier then trying to create a dynamic procedural fractal texturing node.

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# 4 27-09-2012 , 07:12 AM

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I would just use a ramp with a noise or some thing else plugged in to the bottom colour then plug that into a texture layer note as a transpent top layer............dave