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15 Nov 2024 06:16:37 EST (-0500)
  Re: Dome Array Lighting test  
From: Hugo Asm
Date: 26 Aug 2003 03:20:05
Message: <3f4b0a25$1@news.povray.org>
> The trick is to turn shadows off for the array and use a
> separate light for the shadow casting

You don't need to do that. The book is probably not specifically for
POV-Ray. If you use just, lets say 16 lights in the dome it should be enough
for smooth shadows. They just need to be area_lights, using the minimum of
samples possible (that is a grid of 2*2).

Regards,
Hugo


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