POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Re: Super Lips : Re: Super Lips Server Time
5 Oct 2024 01:15:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Super Lips  
From: Ken
Date: 28 Jan 1999 06:46:12
Message: <36B04DEE.219353A5@pacbell.net>
Markus Becker wrote:
> 
> Ken wrote:
> >
> > Here is an index to 100 superellipsoid shapes.
> 
> I've once used a superellipsoid (man, this types real hard)
> to model the front of a Sony DAT recorder. I realized it
> was slow as hell, so I made a quick macro for rounded boxex
> using boxes and cylinders and spheres. Renders a lot faster.
> 
> So I'ld suggest using unions of boxes, cylinders and spheres
> if you just want the range of superellis you "indexed".
> 
> 2ct
> 
> Markus
> --

>  Ich nicht eine Sekunde!!!" H. Heinol in Val Thorens

I think you would be surprised at how fast these rendered. I had
AA turned on and rendered the 640x480 image in under 6 minutes
on my p-200.

-- 
Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet


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