rtcReleaseBVH(3)

✨ rtcReleaseBVH(3) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to rtcReleaseBVH 💅 this one lives in the Embree Ray Tracing Kernels 4 manuals and it's literally the tiny goodbye kiss for your BVH objects 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

rtcReleaseBVH — decrements the BVH reference count, no cap 💖

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <embree4/rtcore.h>

void rtcReleaseBVH(RTCBVH bvh);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: BVH objects are reference counted. They're keeping receipts, tracking exactly how many people are holding onto them 👑

The rtcReleaseBVH function decrements the reference count of the BVH object you hand it — that's the bvh argument, in case you were wondering which one 🥰

And then the dramatic part: when the reference count falls to 0, the BVH gets destroyed 💀 like, gone gone. iconic behaviour honestly. the BVH main character arc ends the second nobody's looking out for it anymore 😭

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⭐ EXIT STATUS ⭐

ngl, on failure an error code is set 🚨 and you can go ask about it using rtcGetDeviceError. always check your errors bestie, it's giving responsible 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• [rtcNewBVH]
• [rtcRetainBVH]

the whole friend group fr fr 🫶

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k bye, that's the whole page — brought to you by the Embree Ray Tracing Kernels 4, from the rtcReleaseBVH(3) manual itself ✨ go forth and manage your reference counts responsibly, mwah 💖