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11 Jun 2024 03:44:29 EDT (-0400)
  Re: large city models in povray  
From: Nekar Xenos
Date: 19 Nov 2015 12:39:46
Message: <op.x8czcbwfufxv4h@xena>
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.

-- 
-Nekar Xenos-


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