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  Re: [doc] photons pass_through and no_shadow  
From: Nathan Kopp
Date: 13 Jul 2002 00:18:52
Message: <3d2faa2c$1@news.povray.org>
Hmmm... test it and see what happens.  My guess is that 5.10.2.2 is a new
functionality that we added, because much of what is in 6.10.5 is OLD photon
FAQ from UV-Pov (even before MegaPov).  Some of the FAQ was updated, but
some apparantly was not.

-Nathan

"Philippe Debar" <phd### [at] wanadoobe> wrote...
> This contradiction is still there... Am I misunderstanding something ?
>
> "Philippe Debar" <phd### [at] belgacomnet> wrote in message
> news:3bce041f@news.povray.org...
> > This is confusing me...
> >
> > In "6.10.2.2  Shooting Photons at an Object"
> > "If you use the no_shadow keyword, the object will be tagged as
> pass_through
> > automatically."
> >
> > vs.
> >
> > In "6.10.5  Photons FAQ"
> > "Note that photons ignore the no_shadow keyword. You should use photons
{
> > pass_through } if you want photons to pass through objects unaffected."
> >
> >
> > is this correct ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Confusedly
> >
> > Philippe
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>


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