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  Re: isosurface & radiosity test (86k)  
From: Sander
Date: 11 Jul 2001 12:05:12
Message: <MPG.15b697d9552cf6749897ff@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3B4B6914.A2A00614@gmx.de>, Christoph Hormann says...
> 
> I again started making some experiments with isosurfaces and radiosity,
> now with a new faster computer that's much more fun than before, but still
> quite slow.  
> 
> The isosurface function is fairly simple, a 'blob' from a plane and a
> sphere with an agate pigment function added.  
> 
> The radiosity quality settings are quite high, probably could reduce count
> to some extend without visible artefacts.  The scene took 52 hours to
> render at this size, statistics showed an incredible amount of 105 billion
> DNoise calls, again a sign that current isosurface code is far from being
> efficient with slow isosurface functions.
> 
> Christoph
> 
Return to Mars! Great!!
-- 
Regards,  Sander


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