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From: Stephen
Date: 22 Feb 2007 14:47:32
Message: <8qsrt21v39lv1eoudo4cupc16ebnaj9c3b@4ax.com>
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:44:27 +0100, "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet>
wrote:

>However, there are limits still. The same image, with 2000 leaves but with 
>four different image_maps choosen randomly (see image), took about 15 
>minutes and the hard drive started to protest. You can easily get to the 
>limits of your memory that way.

You'll have to get rid of those stalks, Thomas.  :-)
Could you pre-render the leaves and convert them into a mesh so you would only
have to do it once?

Regards
	Stephen


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