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> Overall I don't see it replacing any serious tool at the moment, its quite slow in modeling (because of the rendering) and precision. Signed Distance Functio
by andybak 4y ago
> Overall I don't see it replacing any serious tool at the moment, its quite slow in modeling (because of the rendering) and precision.
Signed Distance Function modeling has different strengths to other approaches. It's one more tool in your toolbox. One could just as easily say "I don't see [insert other paradigm here] replacing implicit SDFs".
In terms of "serious" usage Inigo Quilez did a ton of incredible work on Pixar's Brave using SDF techniques.
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