Dave VanHorn wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> Thanks.
> I didn't see that in the release version docs.

This part has not changed from 3.1.  Look for 'Refraction' in the 3.1 docs
and you will find the same text.

> 
> So I took that out of the finish statements, and put it in the object
> statements, as shown.
> It still seems like a "finish" element to me..
> In the old system, I define a part, then I apply a finish that says what
> sort of material it is, and wether or not it has any transparency.
> 
> Now, I have to define everything about transparency EXCEPT refraction in the
> finish, and put the refraction in on the object itself.   Very messy for
> making objects transparent in one render, and not in the next.

The reason is explained in 'Why are Interior and Media Necessary?' just a
few pages before the mentioned chapter:

http://www.povray.org/working-docs/id000176.html


Christoph

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