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From: Jim Charter
Date: 27 Feb 2008 04:29:19
Message: <47c52d6f$1@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht 
> news:47c51fcc@news.povray.org...
> 
>>Thomas, I can't keep my hands off your project! :(
>>
> 
> 
> You are welcome to it, by all means!
> 
> This is looking very good. I need a bit more time for an isosurface column 
> shaft properly weathered. However, it is quite slow so it won't be very 
> useful for large numbers in a scene I am afraid. 


Whatever it takes.


These are intersected mesh models which are also slow.  You may recall 
when I was working with fluted columns a while back and someone here 
helped me with some code for it using sphere sweeps.  I just that method 
only to discover that it is also very slow, even before converting it to 
isosurfaces.


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