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From: Frank Stolle
Subject: how to speed it up
Date: 29 Dec 1999 18:24:02
Message: <386a9812@news.povray.org>

Hi

I've convert some 3DS-Files to POV-Ray. Now the object looks like

#declare MyObj=union {
  union {  /* subobject 1 */
    triangle { <......
    triangle { <......
    triangle { <......
    triangle { <......
  }
  union {  /* subobject 2 */
    triangle { <......
    triangle { <......
    triangle { <......
    triangle { <......
  }
  .....
  texture { .... }
}

If I render the scene in POV-Ray, it Povray render as much as longer.
Example:
an empty room (4 Walls , one light source, 800 x 600) needs 2 minutes
with this 3DS-Object, which you is only 50 x 50 pixel large Povray needs 6
minutes, because povray need more time to render the wall, where you can't
see the objects. I hope you understood me.

Is there the posiblity to speed it up. I've tried bounded_by, but not with
better results. Could you give me an example or a tip?

thank you
  frank

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From: Matthew Corey Brown - XenoArch
Subject: Re: how to speed it up
Date: 1 Jan 2000 18:17:52
Message: <386E8AF0.4E2445DA@xenoarch.com>

tray adding the command line option +mb1

but without knowing where the lights are in relation to the object i
won't be sure

Frank Stolle wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I've convert some 3DS-Files to POV-Ray. Now the object looks like
> 
> #declare MyObj=union {
>   union {  /* subobject 1 */
>     triangle { <......
>     triangle { <......
>     triangle { <......
>     triangle { <......
>   }
>   union {  /* subobject 2 */
>     triangle { <......
>     triangle { <......
>     triangle { <......
>     triangle { <......
>   }
>   .....
>   texture { .... }
> }
> 
> If I render the scene in POV-Ray, it Povray render as much as longer.
> Example:
> an empty room (4 Walls , one light source, 800 x 600) needs 2 minutes
> with this 3DS-Object, which you is only 50 x 50 pixel large Povray needs 6
> minutes, because povray need more time to render the wall, where you can't
> see the objects. I hope you understood me.
> 
> Is there the posiblity to speed it up. I've tried bounded_by, but not with
> better results. Could you give me an example or a tip?
> 
> thank you
>   frank

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