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  Re: dda_traversal() error on large renders  
From: Jerry Anning
Date: 6 May 1998 15:10:54
Message: <3550B5BE.2310DDEC@dhol.com>
Rob Napier wrote:
> 
> When rendering at high resolutions (4200x3000 and 8400x6000), I keep
> getting:
> 
>         Illegal grid value in dda_traversal()
<snip>
>Is there a limitation on image size?

No limitation as such.  In a
not-completely-accurate-but-close-enough-for-jazz nutshell, under the
right circumstances floating point accuracy limits can put "cracks" in
the triangulation of height fields.  You get that message when a ray
hits a crack.  You may or may not get visible artifacts.  I know of no
real cure now, but sometimes slight alterations in camera placement
and/or viewpoint can help.

Jerry Anning
cle### [at] dholcom


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