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15 May 2024 14:19:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Area light vs emitting object?  
From: Stephen
Date: 7 Jan 2016 02:42:06
Message: <568e16ce$1@news.povray.org>
On 1/7/2016 6:18 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> I want to create a spiral lamp element sort of like a CFL. Which will
> render faster, a series of point lights along the curve, or making the
> object emit light? Thanks!


Or an area light with a "Looks_like" a spiral lamp element. That would 
be faster.

The in built help works with Looks_like. :)


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Regards
     Stephen


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