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10 Aug 2024 21:07:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: I don't get it...  
From: John VanSickle
Date: 5 Nov 1999 19:12:09
Message: <38237348.3ADB9531@erols.com>
TonyB wrote:
> 
> How do I use Vansickle's SSS? I just don't get it. The explanations at
> the site seem lacking. There isn't really any set procedure or series
> of simple steps. Could somebody please explain why this following code
> parses and parses, but never goes anywhere, yet seems to consume
> little memory (quick exit)? What am I doing wrong? Did I omit some
> important step? This is only the result of guessing...
> 
> #include "sss.inc"
> 
> #debug "Reading in mesh....\n"
> ReadPCM("rock2.pcm")
> #debug "Done...............\n"
> #debug "Preparing mesh.....\n"
> PrepMesh() <-- it gets stuck here...
> #debug "Done...............\n"
> #debug "Dividing mesh......\n"
> Divide(1)
> #debug "Done...............\n"
> #debug "Writing new mesh...\n"
> WriteSmoothPCM("rock3.pcm",5)
> #debug "Done...............\n"

How many triangles are in the first file?  PrepMesh() can take a very
long time if there are a lot of them.

Regards,
John
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