POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Spill : Re: Spill Server Time
8 Aug 2024 14:21:30 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Spill  
From: Alain
Date: 14 Aug 2005 10:07:25
Message: <42ff501d@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v2 nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2005-08-14 04:23:

> 
> I did an image a while back using a 256x256 area light + radiosity. It 
> didn't take that long...
> 
> I have a vague feeling that "adaptive" only works properly for a power 
> of two - anyone confirm/deny?
> 
> Anyway... I presume the grooves are an isosurface? What about the liquid 
> - what's that? Does it use some kind of media?
>
It's power of 2 PLUS 1 for optimum subdivisions. Adaptive 0 start at 2*2, adaptive 1
at 3*3, 
adaptive 2 at 5*5, adaptive 3 at 9*9, adaptive 4 at 17*17...
You should start at adaptive 0 and increase if you get artefacts.

Alain


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