Where is this located or how do I turn it on?:

"3.5.7.3 Start Rendering (Go!)/Stop Rendering
This is a toggle. If you are not currently rendering, the command Start
Rendering instructs POV-Ray for Windows to start rendering the currently loaded
POV file with the current settings. While POV-Ray for Windows is rendering, the
command reads Stop Rendering and will interrupt the current rendering job. You
can continue an interrupted rendering job by selecting 'Continue <filename>'
from the Rerun Menu."

Rendering a complex image on a cloud computer which will turn off after a while
if it gets no user input. I need to be able to stop, then start rendering.

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Le 2025-02-21 à 16:16, 00face a écrit :
> Where is this located or how do I turn it on?:
> 
> "3.5.7.3 Start Rendering (Go!)/Stop Rendering
> This is a toggle. If you are not currently rendering, the command Start
> Rendering instructs POV-Ray for Windows to start rendering the currently loaded
> POV file with the current settings. While POV-Ray for Windows is rendering, the
> command reads Stop Rendering and will interrupt the current rendering job. You
> can continue an interrupted rendering job by selecting 'Continue <filename>'
> from the Rerun Menu."
> 
> Rendering a complex image on a cloud computer which will turn off after a while
> if it gets no user input. I need to be able to stop, then start rendering.
> 

Start the render with the «+c» flag added to the command line.
You may also add the «continue» parameter in the .ini file when you want 
to continue an interrupted render.

Both will do the same thing : Resume the render where it got 
stopped/interrupted.

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Alain Martel <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:

> > Where is this located or how do I turn it on?:
> >
> > "3.5.7.3 Start Rendering (Go!)/Stop Rendering
> > This is a toggle. If you are not currently rendering, the command Start
> > Rendering instructs POV-Ray for Windows to start rendering the currently loaded
> > POV file with the current settings. While POV-Ray for Windows is rendering, the
> > command reads Stop Rendering and will interrupt the current rendering job. You
> > can continue an interrupted rendering job by selecting 'Continue <filename>'
> > from the Rerun Menu."
> >
> > Rendering a complex image on a cloud computer which will turn off after a while
> > if it gets no user input. I need to be able to stop, then start rendering.
> >
>


> to continue an interrupted render.
>
> Both will do the same thing : Resume the render where it got
> stopped/interrupted.

Are these settings different on Windows? I have no such menu. I do have
Continue_Trace=on in my povray.ini file and I have +C in the console bar.

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Le 2025-02-23 à 16:13, 00face a écrit :
> Alain Martel <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:
>> Le 2025-02-21 à 16:16, 00face a écrit :
>>> Where is this located or how do I turn it on?:
>>>
>>> "3.5.7.3 Start Rendering (Go!)/Stop Rendering
>>> This is a toggle. If you are not currently rendering, the command Start
>>> Rendering instructs POV-Ray for Windows to start rendering the currently loaded
>>> POV file with the current settings. While POV-Ray for Windows is rendering, the
>>> command reads Stop Rendering and will interrupt the current rendering job. You
>>> can continue an interrupted rendering job by selecting 'Continue <filename>'
>>> from the Rerun Menu."
>>>
>>> Rendering a complex image on a cloud computer which will turn off after a while
>>> if it gets no user input. I need to be able to stop, then start rendering.
>>>
>>
>> Start the render with the «+c» flag added to the command line.
>> You may also add the «continue» parameter in the .ini file when you want
>> to continue an interrupted render.
>>
>> Both will do the same thing : Resume the render where it got
>> stopped/interrupted.
> 
> Are these settings different on Windows? I have no such menu. I do have
> Continue_Trace=on in my povray.ini file and I have +C in the console bar.
> 
Look just at the top of the editor. You have the resolutions list, and, 
just to the right, there is a box where you can write some text. That's 
the command line box. You can put a «+c» to continue an interrupted 
render there.

You can also use it to set the resolution, change the antialias options 
and other things.
+w36000 +h1000 +a0.0001 +r4
Will result in an image that is 36000 pixels wide, 1000 pixels high, set 
the antialias threshold to 0.0001 and use 4 levels of recursion.

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Alain Martel <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:

> > Alain Martel <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:

> >>> Where is this located or how do I turn it on?:
> >>>
> >>> "3.5.7.3 Start Rendering (Go!)/Stop Rendering
> >>> This is a toggle. If you are not currently rendering, the command Start
> >>> Rendering instructs POV-Ray for Windows to start rendering the currently loaded
> >>> POV file with the current settings. While POV-Ray for Windows is rendering, the
> >>> command reads Stop Rendering and will interrupt the current rendering job. You
> >>> can continue an interrupted rendering job by selecting 'Continue <filename>'
> >>> from the Rerun Menu."
> >>>
> >>> Rendering a complex image on a cloud computer which will turn off after a while
> >>> if it gets no user input. I need to be able to stop, then start rendering.
> >>>
> >>


> >> to continue an interrupted render.
> >>
> >> Both will do the same thing : Resume the render where it got
> >> stopped/interrupted.
> >
> > Are these settings different on Windows? I have no such menu. I do have
> > Continue_Trace=on in my povray.ini file and I have +C in the console bar.
> >
> Look just at the top of the editor. You have the resolutions list, and,
> just to the right, there is a box where you can write some text. That's

> render there.
>
> You can also use it to set the resolution, change the antialias options
> and other things.
> +w36000 +h1000 +a0.0001 +r4
> Will result in an image that is 36000 pixels wide, 1000 pixels high, set
> the antialias threshold to 0.0001 and use 4 levels of recursion.


Thank you for the detailed explanation. However, I believe there might be a
misunderstanding. My current settings are '+W1280 +H720 +A0.05 +AM3 +HR +RVP +R5
+Q11 +FE +KI1 +KF36 +KFI38 +KFF73 +RS8 +BS4 +B +C'  I am inquiring about how and
why the settings or menu options differ on Windows.

There seems to be a disconnect between what is stated on in the codices official
and otherwise about options that are currently available in the windows build
GUI. If there is another place I can look for start/stop/restart of renders I
would greatly appreciate the direction.

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