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Re: Datsville contribution
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Date: 
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 23:28:33 GMT
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sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk (Jacob Sparre Andersen) writes:
Our main problem at the moment is that we need a machine
with close to a Gb of memory (RAM+swap) to make ray-traces
of the complete town.

Would it be possible to write a program to eliminate all invisible parts
or polygons to make parsing/rendering faster?
--Bram


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  Re: Datsville contribution
 
Bram: (...) I think POV-Ray has an option for eliminating everything placed a certain distance behind the camera. That would probably be beneficial for "minifig views", but I don't know what to do about overhead shots. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)

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  Re: Datsville contribution
 
Thomas: (...) Nice setup. The rumours about how fast Datsville can be rendered with one of the newer renderers seem to indicate a chance to continue the work on the project. Our main problem at the moment is that we need a machine with close to a Gb (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)

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