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From: "Matt Verran" <matt@frktl.freeserve.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Infinite polygons
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 13:49:43 -0000
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> But I'm interested in the engine. They *claim* that there is no limit to
the
> number of polygons they can display in any given instant - how would this
be
> achieved? There's more to it than just scaling, I think.

Well I assumed this was rubbish, maybe the models can be infinitely
polygoned but the engine will have to adapt the amount that are displayed
depending on machine speed etc...    Maybe if you weight each polygon with a
value representing its level of importance in describing that model, the
engine then renders each model up to a level of detail it can sustain.  Well
thats one idea?