Mandelbulber VS Structure Synth

You could also go straight to 3d with a 3d fractal render and export the 3d model https://mandelbulber.com/ that's how I made these https://www.thingiverse.com/bennnnnn6/designs. For a bismuth effect you would want to start with a Mandelbox or a Menger sponge. Source: over 1 year ago

I used a free fractal software https://mandelbulber.com/ to generate the animation. Then iMovie for the final rendering/tweaking. Thank you so much for the appreciation. Source: about 3 years ago

Yup! Last update in 2010 but still good ;-) http://structuresynth.sourceforge.net. Source: about 2 years ago

That being said: I am going to unilaterally decide to reinterpret your question as "how do I generate this sort of cool repeating texture for carving" and advise you check out structure synth. Source: over 2 years ago

Http://structuresynth.sourceforge.net/ Of course if your bag is big expensive fx workshops like houdini or whatever you probably know what these are already haha. - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago

It's basically a 2D version of StructureSynth- not sure that helped. Source: almost 3 years ago

Well yes, it might be abandoned but it does everything you need. It's hosted on sourceforge and it is basically a 3D L-system. Lots of recursion and simple rules. Source: almost 3 years ago