>    As an aside, I remember asking if PoV could handle large files some
> four/five years ago, (3.1g?), and I received the answer that, yes, PoV could
> easily handle a 100Mb's file. Back then, I was using sPatch frequently, and
> a 'heavy' sPatch file (for me) could easily have been over 4.5Mb's. I think,
> (back then), that I only had 256Mb memory, and I could still render an
> image. So, I'm thinking that maybe something is wrong with the way that one
> (or maybe two), of the programs that you've used are at fault?
>
>      Have you tried to start from the beginning again?

I tried this render on three different computers with POV-Ray version 3.1
and 3.6 several times. None of them has ever managed it, though, my most
powerful computer did render a 7MB file today, barely. (4.5 MB is the
largest file I've been able to render thus far, the file I'm trying for is
about 8.5 MB.) I even stripped away some elements of the model to reduce
it's size with no effect. I think it's because the file was created by
another program from a CAD program model.

>     I'm intrigued and fascinated at what you are trying to achieve with
> 235,000 lines of code and want to see the result/s!  ;o)
>
>      Again, good luck.
>
>      ~Steve~
If I get this thing working I'd be happy to send a pic, though I doubt it's
nearly as impressive as you think.
Thanks again,
   Michael

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