POV-Ray: Newsgroups: povray.general: 3.71 patch for binary "mesh3" format: Re: 3.71 patch for binary "mesh3" format

POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : 3.71 patch for binary "mesh3" format : Re: 3.71 patch for binary "mesh3" format		Server Time 27 Apr 2024 02:54:54 EDT (-0400)

From: Stephen
Date: 21 Aug 2017 18:32:38
Message: <599b5f86$1@news.povray.org>

On 21/08/2017 23:05, Sven Littkowski wrote:
> On 21.08.2017 17:06, Stephen wrote:
>> On 21/08/2017 21:30, Sven Littkowski wrote:
>>> On 21.08.2017 10:02, Bald Eagle wrote:
>>>> "There are two options for output, mesh2 and mesh3. mesh2 is povray's
>>>> format.
>>>> It's completely ASCII based and hella slow and bloated. mesh3 is a
>>>> hacked binary
>>>> format that is orders of magnitude faster and more compact. However
>>>> mesh3 can
>>>> only be used with a patched version of povray 3.7.1. The patch is
>>>> included in
>>>> vtk2pov patch directory."
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/burlen/vtk2pov
>>>>
>>>> VTK:  http://www.vtk.org/
>>>>
>>>>
>>> And how to create MESH3 meshes?
>>> Instructions needed.
>>>
>>
>> Why would you want to if only the patched version can use them?
>>
>>
> Because I always like to try out patched versions, and if there is a
> speed bonus, why not to try?
> 

If that's what you like. Enjoy :)


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Regards
     Stephen

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