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  Re: Photons do not go through shadowless objects?  
From: Ken
Date: 5 Aug 1999 05:40:31
Message: <37A95B5B.11569846@pacbell.net>
Nieminen Mika wrote:
> 
>   It seems that photons do not go through shadowless objects. Is this
> intentional?
>   I think they should (you often want to surround your light sources with
> bright shadowless objects...).
> 
> --
> main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
> ):5;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/

Your not expecting an object that cannot cast a shadow to cast a caustic are
you ? If I missed the question here maybe you could assign the objects in
question with the photons_pass_through modifier.

-- 
Ken Tyler
  
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