Computer Model and Performance
EDIT: Most people are going with the pig test, so I will put that in bold here.
Menu Bar > Help > Cheetah3D Samples > Rendering > Pig.jas
Pig.jas file.
Still life render - height x width 2000x2000
Camera max samples set to 16x16
This topic started in another thread about the new Mac Pros but deserves a thread of its own.
Use the samples included with Cheetah3D on your machine to compare rendering speeds and discuss the results here. You could use the result here to choose which computer to upgrade to. Or just have fun.
iMac (late 2012) 3.4GHz i7, 16GB RAM, GTX 680M, 3TB Fusion drive OS: 10.9 Mavericks
Rigid Body Spiral = 770.09 sec (animation render)
Cartoon Plane = 137.77 sec (animation render)
Pig.jas (max 16x16, 2000px by 2000px) = 30.06 sec (picture render; note the changes to the settings)
Mac mini (2,6GHz i7 with 16GB RAM and 3TB Fusion drive): OS: 10.9 Mavericks
Mac mini (Rigid Body Spiral) = 904.95 sec (animation render)
EDIT: Most people are going with the pig test, so I will put that in bold here.
Menu Bar > Help > Cheetah3D Samples > Rendering > Pig.jas
Pig.jas file.
Still life render - height x width 2000x2000
Camera max samples set to 16x16
This topic started in another thread about the new Mac Pros but deserves a thread of its own.
Use the samples included with Cheetah3D on your machine to compare rendering speeds and discuss the results here. You could use the result here to choose which computer to upgrade to. Or just have fun.
iMac (late 2012) 3.4GHz i7, 16GB RAM, GTX 680M, 3TB Fusion drive OS: 10.9 Mavericks
Rigid Body Spiral = 770.09 sec (animation render)
Cartoon Plane = 137.77 sec (animation render)
Pig.jas (max 16x16, 2000px by 2000px) = 30.06 sec (picture render; note the changes to the settings)
Mac mini (2,6GHz i7 with 16GB RAM and 3TB Fusion drive): OS: 10.9 Mavericks
Mac mini (Rigid Body Spiral) = 904.95 sec (animation render)
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