POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Memory question - splines : Re: Memory question - splines Server Time
7 Aug 2024 09:19:40 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Memory question - splines  
From: Rune
Date: 3 Dec 2001 14:18:13
Message: <3c0bcff5@news.povray.org>
"Tim Nikias" wrote:
> What if you just collect the points where the particles
> rebounce, and save the time it would take to hit the
> next rebounce-position?

It's not that simple I'm afraid...

> How about saving direction, speed, rebounce-position
> and time until next rebounce? You can calculate the
> path pretty easily from there on, I guess.

Not when considering flowing, custom forces, variable wind etc...

Rune
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