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From: Rafal 'Raf256' Maj
Subject: .rca
Date: 4 Oct 2002 08:07:29
Message: <Xns929D8F490142raf256com@204.213.191.226>
Hellow,
how can I stop POV from creating temporary files *.rca (for radiosity save) 
or to create them in another directory/file (best - c:\images\temp.rca) ?

When I abort render with radiosity - this sometimes huge file stays on 
disc.

-- 
#macro g(U,V)(.4*abs(sin(9*sqrt(pow(x-U,2)+pow(y-V,2))))*pow(1-min(1,(sqrt(
pow(x-U,2)+pow(y-V,2))*.3)),2)+.9)#end#macro p(c)#if(c>1)#local l=mod(c,100
);g(2*div(l,10)-8,2*mod(l,10)-8)*p(div(c,100))#else 1#end#end light_source{
y 2}sphere{z*20 9pigment{function{p(26252423)*p(36455644)*p(66656463)}}}//M


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: .rca
Date: 4 Oct 2002 08:19:21
Message: <3d9d8748@news.povray.org>
Rafal 'Raf256' Maj <raf### [at] raf256com> wrote:
> Hellow,
> how can I stop POV from creating temporary files *.rca (for radiosity save) 
> or to create them in another directory/file (best - c:\images\temp.rca) ?

  By not using radiosity?-)

> When I abort render with radiosity - this sometimes huge file stays on 
> disc.

  The file is kept in case you want to continue the render afterwards.

  (Of course if this file is created when no image file is created, then
it's useless. I haven't tried if this happens, but if it does, then it
might be a good idea to change this.)

-- 
#macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb M()}}
N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -


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From: Rafal 'Raf256' Maj
Subject: Re: .rca
Date: 4 Oct 2002 08:29:53
Message: <Xns929D93352B0EBraf256com@204.213.191.226>
Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in news:3d9d8748@news.povray.org

>> When I abort render with radiosity - this sometimes huge file stays
>> on disc.
>   The file is kept in case you want to continue the render afterwards.

how about give an option to switch it off ? My c:/dev/pov/ has 90 MB due to 
.rca's :)

-- 
#macro g(U,V)(.4*abs(sin(9*sqrt(pow(x-U,2)+pow(y-V,2))))*pow(1-min(1,(sqrt(
pow(x-U,2)+pow(y-V,2))*.3)),2)+.9)#end#macro p(c)#if(c>1)#local l=mod(c,100
);g(2*div(l,10)-8,2*mod(l,10)-8)*p(div(c,100))#else 1#end#end light_source{
y 2}sphere{z*20 9pigment{function{p(26252423)*p(36455644)*p(66656463)}}}//M


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From: Philippe Lhoste
Subject: Re: .rca
Date: 4 Oct 2002 08:43:39
Message: <Xns929D9594D4F3APhiLho@204.213.191.226>
"Rafal 'Raf256' Maj" <raf### [at] raf256com> wrote in
news:Xns### [at] 204213191226: 

> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in news:3d9d8748@news.povray.org
> 
>>> When I abort render with radiosity - this sometimes huge file stays
>>> on disc.
>>   The file is kept in case you want to continue the render afterwards.
> 
> how about give an option to switch it off ? My c:/dev/pov/ has 90 MB due
> to .rca's :)

As a workaround, you can make a script (batch or other) to clean up this 
directory. Of course, you still have to run the batch. Or to add a shell 
command at the beginning of the POV scene...

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From: ingo
Subject: Re: .rca
Date: 4 Oct 2002 09:49:53
Message: <Xns929DA1D534434seed7@povray.org>
in news:Xns### [at] 204213191226 Philippe Lhoste wrote:

>> how about give an option to switch it off ? My c:/dev/pov/ has 90 MB
>> due to .rca's :)
> 
> As a workaround, you can make a script (batch or other) to clean up
> this directory. Of course, you still have to run the batch. 

5.2.4.3  Shell Command Return Actions
 [...]
 User_Abort_Return=s Set user abort return actions 


Ingo


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