POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.unofficial.patches : REQ: Improved media efficiency : Re: Improved media efficiency Server Time
2 Sep 2024 08:17:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Improved media efficiency  
From: Nathan Kopp
Date: 6 Mar 2000 16:08:01
Message: <38c41e31@news.povray.org>
Peter Popov <pet### [at] usanet> wrote...
> Is it possible to speed up the media calculations where multiple
> densities are involved? More precisely, can some type of bounding be
> used with finite density patterns such as spherical, cylindrical or
> planar? This would be especially beneficial for smoke, fire and steam
> modelled with multiple spherical "puffs".
>

Using multiple media container objects, one for each density, to bound the
media should produce the desired result.  Remember to increase the max trace
level if you try this suggestion.

-Nathan


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