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31 Jul 2024 06:21:44 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Rendering sphere_sweep very slow  
From: Jaime Vives Piqueres
Date: 15 Sep 2007 03:44:20
Message: <46eb8d54@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> Kyle <hob### [at] gatenet> wrote:
>> Depending on your requirements, perhaps a chain of cones + spheres would work as a
substitute, and may render faster?  I realize this is not a direct answer to your
question, but may be a good
>> workaround.
> 
>   I wonder if nobody has made some include file which creates a mesh
> from data similar to the one which you use to define a sphere sweep.
> The mesh could render much faster while still looking the same.
> 

Mike Williams SweepSpline.inc is just wonderful... I made some nice snakes 
out of it.

--
Jaime


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