Based on our record, Mandelbulber should be more popular than picoCAD. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
There's been a bunch of jams on itch.io where you can download entries to see directly how they were done. (https://itch.io/jam/picocad-jam, https://itch.io/jam/picocad-jam-9, etc). Source: over 2 years ago
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
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