The scaly (layered?) appearance of todays fractals is the result of the outside=tdis combined with high bailout values. According to the Fractint manual tdis "colors the pixels according to the total distance traveled by the orbit." In these two formulas the bailout value can be directly inputed. Other formulas can be rewritten to allow the user to select the bailout values. The value of bailout that produces a desired effect varies with the formula and determined by experiment ( also known as taking a blind guess). This method does't work all time but often enough to give it a try. And as a no strings attached bonus is an Apr.11 gif resized then resampled. fract018.gif { ; leafy scales ; blank ; calctime 0:06:37.18 ; created Apr 13, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_m.frm formulaname=magnet_spirals1 center-mag=1.32164/-0.780518/13.84275/1/144.999999999999972/7.6716411001\ 5983169e-014 params=-0.1222876674703207/0.8740195928830836/700/700 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 outside=tdis colors=0000z00z00y00y00y00y00x00x00x00x00w00w00w00w00v00v00v00v00u00u00u\ 00u00t00t00t00t00s00s00s00s00r00r00r00r00q00q00q00q00p00p00p00p00o00o00o\ 00o00n00n00n00n00m00m00m00m00l00l00l00l00k00k00k00k00j00j00j00j00i00i00i\ 00i00h00h00h00h00g00g00g00g00f00f00f00f00e00e00e00e00d00d00d00d00c00c00c\ 00c00b00b00b00b00a00a00a00a00`00`00`00`00_00_00_00_00Z00Z00Z00Z00Y00Y00Y\ 00Y00X00X00X00X00W00W00W00W00V00V00V00V00U00U00U00U00T00T00T00T00S00S00S\ 00S00R00R00R00R00Q00Q00Q00Q00P00P00P00P00O00O00O00O00N00N00N00N00M00M00M\ 00M00L00L00L00L00K00K00K00K00J00J00J00J00I00I00I00I00H00H00H00H00G00G00G\ 00G00F00F00F00F00E00E00E00E00D00D00D00D00C00C00C00C00B00B00B00B00A00A00A\ 00A009009009009008008008008007007007007006006006006005005005005004004004\ 0040030030030030020020020020010010010010000000000000000 } frm:magnet_spirals1 (XAXIS_NOIMAG) { ;needs floating point! ;p2 is the bailout (default=100) b=p2,b=b+(b==0)*100 z=c=pixel: z=( (z*z+(c)) / (2*z+(c-2)) )^2-p1 |z|<b ;SOURCE: magnet.frm } fract019.gif { ; scales ; blank ; calctime 0:06:18.38 ; created Apr 13, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_m.frm formulaname=magnet_spirals2 center-mag=-1.54459830788485500/-1.42141153923205300/201.4615 params=0.7143467513046663/-0.793206579790643/650/650 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 outside=tdis colors=0ZzzzWzzWzyVzyVzxUyxUywTywSyvSxvRxuRxuQxtQwtPwsOwsOwrNvrNvqMvqLvp\ LvpKuoKuoJunJunItmHtmHtlGtlGskFskEsjEsjDriDriCrhCrhBrgAqgAqf9qf9qe8pe7pd\ 7pd6pc6oc5ob5ob4oa3na3n`2n`2n_1mZ0lY0lY0lY0lY0kX0kX0kX0kX0jW0jW0jW0jW0iV\ 0iV0iV0iV0hU0hU0hU0hU0gT0gT0gT0gT0fS0fS0fS0fS0eR0eR0eR0eR0dQ0dQ0dQ0dQ0cP\ 0cP0cP0cP0bO0bO0bO0bO0aN0aN0aN0aN0`M0`M0`M0`M0_L0_L0_L0_L0ZK0ZK0ZK0ZK0YJ\ 0YJ0YJ0YJ0XI0XI0XI0XI0WH0WH0WH0WH0VG0VG0VG0VG0UF0UF0UF0UF0TE0TE0TE0TE0SD\ 0SD0SD0SD0RC0RC0RC0RC0QB0QB0QB0QB0PA0PA0PA0PA0O90O90O90O90N80N80N80N80M7\ 0M70M70M70L60L60L60L60K50K50K50K50J40J40J40J40I30I30I30I30H20H20H20H20G1\ 0G10G10G10F00F00F00F00E00E00E00E00D00D00D00D00C00C00C00C00B00B00B00B00A0\ 0A00A00A0090090090090080080080080070070070070060060060060050050050050040\ 0400400400300300300300200200200200100100100100000000000 } frm:magnet_spirals2 (XAXIS_NOIMAG) { ;needs floating point! ;p2 is the bailout (default=1000) b=p2,b=b+(b==0)*1000 z=c=pixel: z=( (z*z+(c-1)) / (c*z+(c-2)) )^2-p1 |z|<b ;SOURCE: magnet.frm } To see the fractals already generated go to http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail & Messenger. Get them on your phone now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9724463