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25 Apr 2024 12:01:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POVRAY memory usage  
From: Alain
Date: 14 Oct 2017 18:28:48
Message: <59e28fa0$1@news.povray.org>
Le 17-10-13 à 20:11, Max a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
>    I've seen posts from folks that claim to use large amounts of memory.
> 
> How could I get ahold of either scenes or scenes + options that result in large
> memory usage from POVRAY (ideally > 8GB)?
> 
> I'm doing some memory performance testing.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> 

In a few nested loops, define some objects, each one individualy textured :
#declare R=seed(0);
#declare I=9e9;
#while (I>0)
  #declare J=9e9;
  #while (J>0)
	sphere{
	 <rand(R),rand(R),rand(R)>*10000 0.1+rand(R)
	 pigment{rgb<rand(R),rand(R),rand(R)>}
	 finish{diffuse 0.3+rand(R)/2}
	}
   #delcare J=J-1;
   #end
  #declare I=I-1;
#end

81000000000000000000 spheres, each with a different texture. Hope that 
you have enough RAM for that...


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