On 4/6/2017 8:34 PM, Stephen wrote:
> On 4/7/2017 1:06 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> On 4/6/2017 6:35 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 4/6/2017 11:16 PM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>>>> It includes some but not all of the fixes I have been working on over
>>>> the last few days. I will probably do another render sometime soon,
>>>> though not at the same high resolution because it takes so long.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Okay I'll bite. How long did it take?
>>>
>>
>> It took 2-3 days on a rented Microsoft Azure server. On my home PC it
>> would have taken 7-10 days I think. That's without the atmospheric media
>> I wanted to use in the scene, or the radiosity.
>>
>
>
> Ah! that's not CPU ticks I hear. It is the sound of cents draining out
> of your pocket. ;)
>
> It was worth it. :)
>

Well, I am using the free trial period/balance you get when you create 
an account. You get $200 which you can spend in 30 days. I have almost 
used all $200.

Google offers $300 that you can spend in 12 months, as well as a 
discount if you use Linux instead of Windows. I will be doing that next.

>>
>>> It is really good.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks! I have been working on it since ~2010 I think. Maybe earlier.
>>
>>
>
> I remember the early posts and versions. Then you went quiet.
>
>

I put it aside as render times were getting too long using just my home 
PC. I am impatient.


>>> What's puzzling me is what looks like a shadow along the three arms of
>>> the support.
>>>
>>
>> I don't know either.
>>
>
> The strange thing is it looks familiar. I used a similar shape for a
> flywheel, years ago.
>

The "caps" on each end of the habitat are actually a little concave, 
too, like a dish. Maybe that is influencing the render?


Mike

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