Quote - I did even better. This was 2 minutes 10 seconds rendered just now. I am not making that up.

(Note - this was an earlier version of the car patio. A rare collector's item. Only two copies exist. )

Very nice - that patio in the center is very much the 21-foot diameter plan my wife and I used 10 years ago in the backyard, except that we used a basket-weave pattern and not herringbone. I hate weeding that thing! Ha!

I'm keeping that render - it could be a collector's item on some future episode of the Virtual Antiques Roadshow. Plus, I like it! Very clever.

Seriously, though, now that you've told me how to properly use bounces in D3D's render tool, I think I may get a better handle on what's actually happening. I appreciate your direction.

On another note, I apologize (slight grin) for the Mork schtick I used earlier, Your Nodeness, but you are, after all, an immensity in the world of node. You are nothing short of impressive. But enough of this MIT bashing.

I hope you're not reading this until after the holidays and a good sail, about which time I should have the results of my time trials. I forgot to add that I include a reflective human-size sphere in the patio setting I've set up for light tests. I think it was your orb from a thread using the doge image. Anyway, it actually isn't that much of a hit on render time.

Smooth sailing,

Rube