Erik Hofman wrote: > Tim Moore wrote: >> I think the point is that the tools that build BTG files don't use the >> new format. > > Well maybe, just maybe it can be modified to output to ac3d or something > similar (or even btg format itself).
Problem is that casting curved shapes into triangles, the way our Scenery is currently set up, results in a pretty high triangle count. A couple of months ago I've done a few tests: Compiling X-Plane's current layout of KSFO (being a prominent example), including all the yellow taxi lines, into a triangluated surface leads to approx. 50k triangles just for the pure airfield. Now add the effect which Ralf has been explaining on this page: http://www.custom-scenery.org/Triangle-Counts.272.0.html .... and we'll end up with a _much_ higher triangle count than we're used to. According to past experience with inserting OSM line data for the (major) roads I'd say that FlightGear is currently not ready for this representation of curved shapes - especially not for mainstream Scenery which is supposed to run on a wide range of hardware. Cheers, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
