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  Re: Is this an effective approach for large projects?  
From: Slime
Date: 16 Feb 2005 20:48:33
Message: <4213f7f1$1@news.povray.org>
> Would it be effective to have macros to create scene files with their
> contents depending on the location of the camera rather than having
> scene files that each contain an entire floor of the museum?


Go ahead and split the building up into different rooms, but don't write
complicated code to only draw visible parts. If you find that it's too slow
to render, *then* you can write that code to speed things up, but it might
not be a problem.

 - Slime
 [ http://www.slimeland.com/ ]


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