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Source Code edit

The include file vert_edge.inc:

#declare SteelBall = sphere{
	0 , 0.2
	texture{
		pigment{color rgb <224/255, 223/255, 219/255>}
		finish{
			reflection 0.7
			diffuse 0.5
			specular 1
			roughness 0.005
			metallic
		}
	}
	photons{
		target
		reflection on
		refraction on
	}
}


#macro Rod(End1, End2, Col)
cylinder{
	End1, End2, 0.1
	texture{
		pigment{Col}
	}
}
#end

The main source:

#include "colors.inc"
#include "vert_edge.inc"


#declare phi = (1+sqrt(5))/2;
 
camera{
	location -15*z
	look_at 0
	angle 25
}

light_source{
	<-5,5,-5>
	White
	area_light
	0.3*y, 0.3*z, 15,15
	adaptive 2
	photons{
		reflection on
		refraction on
	}
}

light_source{
	<5,5,-5>
	White
	area_light
	0.3*y, 0.3*z, 15,15
	adaptive 2
	photons{
		reflection on
		refraction on
	}
}

light_source{
	0
	0.4*White
	photons{
		reflection on
		refraction on
	}
}


#macro EdgeGroup(One, Zero, Phi, Col) //One, Zero, and Phi should all be unit vectors
	Rod(One + phi*Phi, -One + phi*Phi, Col)
	Rod(One + phi*Phi, phi*Zero + Phi, Col)
	Rod(-One + phi*Phi, phi*Zero + Phi, Col)
	Rod(One + phi*Phi, -phi*Zero + Phi, Col)
	Rod(-One + phi*Phi, -phi*Zero + Phi, Col)
#end

union{
	//3 groups each of 4 vertices, the vertices of a rectangle
	object{SteelBall translate <1,0,phi>}
	object{SteelBall translate <-1,0,phi>}
	object{SteelBall translate <1,0,-phi>}
	object{SteelBall translate <-1,0,-phi>}
	
	object{SteelBall translate <0,phi,1>}
	object{SteelBall translate <0,phi,-1>}
	object{SteelBall translate <0,-phi,1>}
	object{SteelBall translate <0,-phi,-1>}
	
	object{SteelBall translate <phi,1,0>}
	object{SteelBall translate <phi,-1,0>}
	object{SteelBall translate <-phi,1,0>}
	object{SteelBall translate <-phi,-1,0>}
	
	//6 groups each of 5 edges. A short edge of a rectangle, and the edges of the two triangular faces it is a part of.
	EdgeGroup(x,y,z, Green)
	EdgeGroup(x,y,-z, Red)
	EdgeGroup(y,z,x, Blue)
	EdgeGroup(y,z,-x, Yellow)
	EdgeGroup(z,x,y, Orange)
	EdgeGroup(z,x,-y, Med_Purple)
	rotate <15,15,15>
	rotate rotate clock*360*y
}


global_settings{
	max_trace_level 20
	photons{count 100000}
	radiosity{recursion_limit 10}
}

Render Statistics edit

Scene Statistics
  Finite objects:           42
  Infinite objects:          0
  Light sources:             3
  Total:                    45
Render Statistics
Image Resolution 720 x 540
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pixels:        140202000   Samples:       256885394   Smpls/Pxl: 1.83
Rays:          306479640   Saved:              3175   Max Level: 12/20
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ray->Shape Intersection          Tests       Succeeded  Percentage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cone/Cylinder              30214311706      2640288543      8.74
Sphere                      4240992680      1467886392     34.61
Bounding Box              178764686513     51940810136     29.06
Light Buffer                 791537169       355889326     44.96
Vista Buffer                2613313720      1476129606     56.48
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Calls to Noise:                   0   Calls to DNoise:            3600
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shadow Ray Tests:       16506895527   Succeeded:            2730202801
Reflected Rays:            35247272
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Radiosity samples calculated:              792 (0.22 %)
Radiosity samples reused:               351761
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of photons shot:         5884390
Surface photons stored:          421494
Priority queue insert:      11432065426
Priority queue remove:        680895688
Gather function called:       127823790
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Smallest Alloc:                   9 bytes
Largest  Alloc:             1555208 bytes
Peak memory used:           2644809 bytes
Total Scene Processing Times
  Parse Time:    0 hours  0 minutes 13 seconds (13 seconds)
  Photon Time:   0 hours  3 minutes 27 seconds (207 seconds)
  Render Time:  68 hours 40 minutes 46 seconds (247246 seconds)
  Total Time:   68 hours 44 minutes 26 seconds (247466 seconds)

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