POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : sphere_sweep speed : Re: sphere_sweep speed Server Time
29 Jul 2024 14:24:58 EDT (-0400)
  Re: sphere_sweep speed  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 23 Feb 2002 07:33:01
Message: <3C778BFE.BB9B6147@gmx.de>
Hugo wrote:
> 
> > (of course I know sphere sweeps are slow in nature).
> 
> I wonder why spheresweeps exsist in POV at all.. I may sound negative, but
> these shapes can be achieved with cones and render much quicker! 

This is not true for any splines other than linear.

Christoph

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