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  Re: Quadtrees/Octrees: Possible with POV's SDL?  
From: Warp
Date: 31 Mar 2011 14:54:19
Message: <4d94cddb@news.povray.org>
stbenge <"egnebts <-inverted"@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to find an efficient way to test all points within a set 
> against each other. Quadtrees/octrees seem like the way to go, but... it 
> appears that I need arrays containing vectors with other arrays mixed 
> in. POV doesn't allow that sort of thing.

  The current SDL isn't expressive enough to easily create such data
structures. The next SDL will have, if it ever comes to be, but until
them you'll just have to use arrays or use some scripting/programming
language to generate the scene.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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