02-22-2009, 02:01 AM
Yes, the columns are all geometrically fleshed out. The capitals somewhat simplified (it would take a lot of work to do a really, really geometrically accurate Pompeian ionic or Corinthian capital), but the shafts are accurate, some with 20 and some with 24 flutes, depending on the column type and the archaeological record. Being that there are two peristyles, the second one being larger and two stories, the columns add a lot of surfaces to the model. The entire house is in the neighborhood of 700,000 triangles, but without the peristyles, I think it's around 100,000. I have a Radeon 3850XT, so it runs fine on my desktop PC. Those high resolution renders (8x6 inches at 300 pixels per inch) only took about 45-60 minutes to render out.
I used Maya 2008.
I used Maya 2008.
Ethan Gruber
