Imainatos
polygon count DOES have an effect on memory required, jeesh.

a) to hold it all, remember, Vue uses instance,s instances require much less resources than a "real" object.

b) When rendering, ray traces have to check for each strike on an object and then bounces, more polygons = more possible bounces (same with shiny indoor surfaces)
all those calculations take up resources.

Texture maps add a lot, too,

and no it isn't a "joke", try a 64 bit system and see the difference ;)
We're asking our apps to do a lot more than in times past...all that comes at a price: resource space! (RAM and file size on hard drive)

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