Sample code for shaded 3D fractal plots?

[lycium]

You could always use a 3d package like Blender to render 3D if you don't want to do all the programming. I like to use vray with 3ds max, it's easy to get realistic effects.

however,

1. expensive or illegal
2. can't really render fractals with infinite detail
3. no technical satisfaction of conquering one of the most difficult problems in fractal visualisation today

lycium I sent you a pm

thanks for the heads up (i no longer get email notification on topic replies or messages), reply sent

[this is not kasker]

Blender is free and good. Its has an awesomeness to price ratio of infinity. Good points though, I enjoy programming and such but I am terrible at it, the most I've done with fractals is a few of my own algorithms within UF.

[lycium]

Blender is free and good. Its has an awesomeness to price ratio of infinity.

true, but its rendering sucks for that you should check out indigo (i aim for my renderer to be as powerful one day) - http://www.indigorenderer.com/joomla/