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  Re: Isosurfaces *much* slower in beta 7?  
From: Thorsten Froehlich
Date: 31 Oct 2001 16:30:47
Message: <3be06d87@news.povray.org>
In article <3BE03202.1171E1E3@gmx.de> , Christoph Hormann 
<chr### [at] gmxde>  wrote:

> - with only max_gradient, Povray 'blindly' renders the isosurface.
>
> - with max_gradient specified and using 'evaluate' the max_gradient stays
> fixed for the render, but Povray suggests a new value (like Warp described
> in the other thread)
>
> - without max_gradient, Povray uses an 'adaptive max_gradient technique'
> or 'estimation technique' and uses the first parameter from 'evaluate' as
> a starting value.
>
> I think this is also what is essentially written in the isosurface SDL
> docs

The new way will (probably) merge 1 and 2.


    Thorsten


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