What is your maximum resolution per subtool?
Mine is 14 million
(Win XP 64bits ,8 Proccessors, 8 Gigs Ram)
i think most people are going to hit around the same amount considering the next level would be 56mil polys, i personally had a model that was around 25mil but it was dead sluggish and in compacting memory hell.
The maximum you can get will depend on your system and on the number of polys your base mesh has. For example, supposing your system can support a theoretical maximum of 17 million polys. If your starting mesh has 256 polys you’ll get 16.77 million but if your starting mesh has 300 polys you will only get 4.92 million (as subdividing again will take the mesh over the limit).
You can of course use local subdivision to get a bit closer to the mark as well. Any more than 8 million and my desktop machine grinds unless going to HD or splitting the model into parts.
Wayne…