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5 May 2024 13:02:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Translucency Effect (3 images)  
From: Samuel Benge
Date: 13 Sep 2006 11:33:12
Message: <450824b8$1@news.povray.org>
Marc wrote:
> 
> Why the small translate away from the camera?
> 
>> "// it's translated a tiny bit away from the camera
>>  translate z*.001"
> 
> to avoid coincident surfaces?
> 
> Marc

Yes. The coincident surfaces not only produce the typical grainy look, 
but also cancels out the effect.

~Sam


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