Sorry Peter, I just shuffled my stuff onto a new blog. The link is http://www.savagelook.com/away3d. You can find the demo there. Shouldn't be hard to find since there's only 2 posts so far, both pertaining to this thread :)
On Jun 10, 10:06 am, Peter Kapelyan <[email protected]> wrote: > You removed that test it seems, I wanted to try to see before and after with > 10.1. Anyway you can put it back up? > > BTW I was only able to get like 26fps or so a few days ago on this Quad > core, I am wondering what kind of machine you used to get like 30+ fps > without 10.1? > > -Pete > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:41 AM, savagelook > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Where did you hear about the performance boost in 10.1?! I just > > tested my app on my work machine and got 27 FPS. Then I updated to > > 10.1 and reloaded and got 39 FPS! > > > Can't wait til that version gets widespread use. > > > On Jun 10, 4:01 am, elguapoloco <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > When optimizing performance, the max polygon count Away3D can render > > > smoothly is unknown. It depends on the computing power available. Much > > > like the frame rate of your Flash movie. It is really the maximum > > > frame rate not the minimum. > > > > How many polygons should you use? As Little as necessary. Quality low- > > > poly models are key. What can't be faked with materials and textures > > > should be modeled using geometry. But keep it to the bare minimum. On > > > a current project I modeled a Satellite using 92 triangles. I rendered > > > a nice shinny uv texture with reflections and shadows. It got the job > > > done. Remember: it's all fake. Fake reflections, fake shadows and fake > > > details. Away3D is more Quake than Crysis :) > > > > You can also monitor performance and switch to low poly models if FPS > > > is too low. Or offer the user an option to switch. Also FP 10.1 is a > > > game changer. The performance boost is amazing in the new player. > > > > ath. > > -- > ___________________ > > Actionscript 3.0 Flash 3D Graphics Engine > > HTTP://AWAY3D.COM
