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1 Sep 2024 14:28:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: [POVMan]version 0.71.4 released  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 4 Apr 2001 14:56:01
Message: <3ACB6E40.E27E58C1@gmx.de>
Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> 
> For complex isosurface functions a speedup factor of ten is possible,
> but for extremely simple functions (like x*y) a minor slowdown will
> occur.  However, all noteworthy limits in function size are eliminated
> and there are hooks that could allow another factor of ten speedup (no
> kidding!)...
> 

That sounds really very good, especially if it also applies for pigment
functions (of course the pigments themselves can be very slow which is
probably more difficult to optimize)

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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