modeling and radiosity

[illyrianeye]

Dear all,

I am trying to do an external rendering of an outdoor cafe, about 20' x 45' in dimension, with about 8 to 10 tables with four chairs each.

 

The problem: Radiosity takes too long, i am guessing because of all the furniture pieces.

 

Is there any way i can reduce a models polygons in a scene? or exclude them from radiosity, but having them receive some kind of other light?

 

thanks for any info,

[Cesar R]

what program are you using..?

 

in 3dsmax you can right click on the "object" and >properties and then go to the advanced rendering tab and uncheck radiosity.. or there is also a MR tab... I hope this helps.

 

or... get a computer with a lot of ram and stong CPU =)