Couple of individual blocks at the moment.

The other question is, how are we going to fill it with water?

That's easy enough. You put a layer of dirt into the pool, one block below the level you want the water at. Fill that area above the dirt layer with water so that it's smooth, then dig the earth out from under it.

That no longer works with 1.3. Notch "fixed" it.

Edit: Thought you were referring to the bedrock removal "hack"

I think you could do it with half as much - a checkerboard shape with mud placed first, then water in the holes, then dig the mud and it'll get filled in?

Maybe. I haven't tried that way. But then, since you're going to have to put blocks in the blank spaces of the pattern anyway (so that the non-blank spaces have something to be placed against), it's probably just as quick to make the layer solid.

What's a Collada format?

Just a thought: is it worth worrying about the random bedrock blocks? Unless Notch decides that scuba gear would be a good addition, no-one will be able to swim far enough down to see it without drowning.

Oh... bugger. Yes and no.

I did realise that problem and worked out another alternative but by the time I'd posted I'd forgotten again.

What you can probably actually do is stripes:

(clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock)
(football) :) (football) :) (football) :) (football) :) (football) :) (football)
(clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock)
(football) :) (football) :) (football) :) (football) :) (football) :) (football)
(clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock) :) (clock)

So yellow faces are solid, clocks are where water placed, footballs can be skipped

I'd have to test that, but I think it'd work as producing still water.

Also, if the solid blocks are wool, could we set fire to them and then have them automatically clear a whole row, or would the water put it out too quickly?

It's a common cross-software 3D file format.

Wanted to know if it's possible to export a Minecraft world and fiddle with it in a 3d modeller.

Oh.

 

No.

 

I did see a thing where a guy had a Kinect hooked up to AutoCAD(?) and made 3D pictures that he then had a plugin he wrote turn into Minecraft Maps. Cool in a 'wow, that's cool that that's even possible' kinda way, but also kinda ruins the point of Minecraft.

I thought we were gong to flood the bottom with lava (protected by glass) - so is the odd random bedrock an issue?

A heated pool eh?

Don't want chilly feet.

In other news the progress continues:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPlymBJPvt4

That's quite hypnotic :D

Why, thank you.

Back in now after wierdness :|

I really need to get playing some more. Busy weekend.

That would probably work, but I doubt the water would end up as smooth. I think.

I like the music on that video :D