Re: Using Isectors without graphics

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Andrew Shein (ashein++at++orac.boston.sgi.com)
Tue, 29 Oct 1996 13:21:52 -0500

On Oct 29, 10:47am, Kevin McClure wrote:
> Subject: Using Isectors without graphics
> To the Performer Friends,
>
> I am trying to write a piece of code that will traverse the hierarchy
> of a .flt database and determine if there are any holes( polygon gaps) within
> the database. The database is 80 kilometers by 80 kilometers, so speed is of
> the essence. If I do this with graphics, I am limited to a max speed of 60
hz(
> based on system refresh rate) and if I am limited to this it would take
almost
> a year of constant runtime to traverse the entire database. But, if I could
> run without graphics then I am only constrained by the speed of my cpu.
> However, I am not sure if you can use Isectors and traversal of the database
> hierarchy without calling pfsync and pfFrame( which I suspect would encompass
> the use of graphics). Any help would be helpful.

   You can call isect on a loaded database without drawing the
graphics. But why don't you use Multigen to match verts where
you see gaps in the database ?

                        Andy

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