2^15 makes it the maximum that a 16 bit integer variable can hold. (15
because the 16th bit is a sign bit, if it were 2^16 it would be negative).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> Behalf Of Denis-Jose Francois
> Sent: 17 July 2007 16:14
> To: xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: clipping plane default value
>
> Hi folks
>
> this is purely out of geek interest...
>
> why is the default value for the clipping plane in XSI equal to 2^15 (2
> to power 15) ?? why not 2^16? or 2^8? or some round number like
> 10,000??
> Is there a maximum number that it can/should be set to?
>
> anyone know?
>
> DJF
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