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"Tim Nikias v2.0" <tim### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
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> Hi all!
> After seeing all those Menger Sponges that had
> been posted while I was gone, I wanted to
> have a go at recursive objects myself.
>
> So, I went for a sphere.
> Using Electrostatic-Repulsion, I calculated
> 30 evenly spaced points on a sphere. Then,
> I begin with one sphere, and subdivide that
> into 30. These get subdivided into another
> 30, and then another 30.
>
> Rendering time was 5.5 hours on my
> AthlonXP 2400+, with 925 Peak Memory
> (so there was a lot of Disc-Swapping involved
> overnight...)
>
> Somehow, the recursive structure isn't as
> cleary visible (perhaps because I've chosen
> the wrong viewing perspective, the next go
> with better texture will see the entire object),
> but I still like the complexity of it.
>
> Spheres and cones, all of it, summing a total
> of 1.675.861 objects in scene. Lit with
> one arealight, and a shadowless fill and back
> light.
>
> Comments and suggestions appreciated!
> (No, I wont use Radiosity for this ;-)
>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
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