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From: Dallas Warren (dallas.warren_at_monash.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 09 2017 - 20:53:18 CDT

No, there is no stutter of the overhead light source shadow, with
Internal Tachyon rendering. Shadow is more diffuse, but can't see any
jaggered parts to it like can with the TachyonL-Optix.
Catch ya,

Dr. Dallas Warren
Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
381 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052
dallas.warren_at_monash.edu
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When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail.

On 10 October 2017 at 12:43, Dallas Warren <dallas.warren_at_monash.edu> wrote:
> Generating a y-axis rotation animation, using Movie Generator with
> TachyonL-Optix renderer, 2D, standard projection, AO on.
>
> Between frames, the shadow generated by the overhead light source with
> the licorice representation and visible on a QuickSurf representation
> stutters and has the wrong appearence. It's jaggered at the points
> where the cylinder for the bond and the sphere for the atom join
> together in the shadow, almost like it is a low quality polygon rather
> than high one have used.
>
> Currently generating an animation using Internal Tachyon to see if it
> is there too, but that does take quite a bit longer to generate. Will
> reply as soon as have some details there.
>
> John, can send you a link to a file, privately, to show what is
> happening if required.
>
> Catch ya,
>
> Dr. Dallas Warren
> Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics
> Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
> 381 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052
> dallas.warren_at_monash.edu
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> When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail.