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29 May 2024 04:51:38 EDT (-0400)
  Re: large city models in povray  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 20 Nov 2015 02:53:14
Message: <564ed16a$1@news.povray.org>
On 19-11-2015 18:39, Nekar Xenos wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:44:27 +0200, Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>
>> On 11/19/2015 12:16 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> On 19-11-2015 10:26, Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 11/19/2015 8:47 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The quick answer is yes. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>>> There is indeed a possibility to only render what is shown by the
>>>>> camera. For this you need to test if a given object is visible within
>>>>> the camera view field. Gilles Tran developed a macro which allows
>>>>> you to
>>>>> do this.
>>>>
>>>> I did not know that. Thanks Thomas.
>>>>
>>> A smart little trick, isn't it?
>>>
>>
>> Very. :-)
>>
>>> It is difficult to keep track of all the little utilities developed here
>>> over the years. I am afraid many and more are lost after their initial
>>> release :-(
>>>
>>
>> It is, it is.
>>
>
> IIRC  scenes\advanced\blocks also does something similar.
>

I think you are right.

-- 
Thomas


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