POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : speed details : Re: speed details Server Time
29 Jul 2024 18:24:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: speed details  
From: Tekno Frannansa
Date: 14 Mar 2001 18:01:56
Message: <3aaff864@news.povray.org>
> Do some testing :) It should be a little bit faster because the caps
> are ray-shape-intersection-tested separately (if the cylinder is not
> open).

But surely in the end of the cylinder is limited by a plane, which has to be
checked in either case (as the cylinder isn't infinitely long)? And if you
can't see the ends then it shouldn't do any more processing beyond that.

Still, it can't hurt to try :)

--
Tek
http://www.evilsuperbrain.com


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