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Old 10-14-2019, 05:55 PM   #3244 (permalink)
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That's why golf balls are dimpled, and why Nascar outlawed dimpling the hoods, roofs, and trunks of race cars
Porting and polishing is an art. You can't polish everywhere, sometimes roughness is introduced.

This would require 3D modelling and printing to implement. The resolution of the print might require smoothening in specific places.

This looks like a first iteration.
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