CompuServe Messages

Scott – Tracing … Haven't played _that_ much with it, though I do have a scene with a flat mirror, a ball mirror, a pool-type ball (one color, but hard and specular) another shape, ground and horizon with one light source. That particular trace takes something less than 15-20 minutes (I think – never actually timed it) when I set the zone to encompass just the objects plus a little extra. I'll have to time a full screen trace sometime. One other example that might help – When I had DigiView 4.0 generate a Dynamic HAM picture on the stock CPU, it took about 10 minutes or so (time enough to walk away, do something and come back, anyway). With the '030 board & RAM (yes, it's the 28 MHz version) it takes a little less than a minute. The Dynamic HiRes seem to take something between 1 and 5 (again, I rarely have a stopwatch going …8^) ). Does this help any more? Also, word is that Imtronics has or is working on a 33 MHz upgrade, and is also working on 50 MHz. I seem to remember hearing that they had an '040 board in the works, too, but I wouldn't swear to it. I'll probably call the next day or so and get an update update. Harry