<snip> > > That is not to say this model cannot work as a hybrid system with > portals at doorways, for space jumps etc. In fact, for very large > scale solar/galaxy systems you would have to either use very high > precision in the object system or maybe double precision with portals.
and just to reinforce that I am not advocating the removal of portals entirely: even in a floating origin system, portal objects for doors, windows, etc are useful for visibility calculations - regardless of whether they are associated with local spaces of their own. chris > <snip> _______________________________________________ vos-d mailing list vos-d@interreality.org http://www.interreality.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vos-d