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[Vesa Solonen <vsolonen@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010, Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote:

> On Sun, 31 Oct 2010, Marco Mattila wrote:
>
> > Comments?
>
> My entire boards have 22,000 features.  It will take me several minutes
> of watching the screen blink and frag out trying to display all 22,000
> features each time the cursor moves a pixel.  Not to mention recalculating
> ratnests!  Please don't.

I'd say try to find a place for user configuration. If a feature exposes a 
serious bug somewhere in the system, it's not fault of the feature, but 
the system... OpenGl VBO/FBO will solve the bug some day. Also is it 
needeed to draw all of the 22000 features to full precision? I don't think 
any other CAD draws all the nails and Torx screw heads in a skyscraper 
model when in full view mode, even though they are in the model ;)

-Vesa