Hi Igor,
> in the attached example some points are added to a display without a
> FunctionType and a FlatField.
> How many points can VisAD handle in this way? What happens when it
> reaches the limit?
There are no hard limits in VisAD. Each distinct DataReference
linked to a DisplayImpl adds several new objects, so after a
while you'll run out of memory and your application will slow
down. You'll have to discover the practical limits for your
application by experimenting.
But JDK 1.4 will support 64-bit addressing, and chips will
continue getting faster according to Moore's law for at
least 20 more years. So eventually you'll be able to display
much more data than your eye can see, without running into
any limits in VisAD.
And VisAD's pervasive use of RMI distributed objects is
enabling it to be used for all kinds of experiments with
distributed computing for dealing with large amounts of
data.
Cheers,
Bill
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