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  Re: No photons generated for mesh2 objects?  
From: Stefan Viljoen
Date: 7 Jan 2007 14:51:03
Message: <45a14f26@news.povray.org>
Stefan Viljoen wrote:

> 
>> when you use photons, you don't use caustics. caustics is a fast
>> simulation that don't take the distance into consideration AND don't show
>> outside the shadowed area. Also, you don't need the empty photons{} block
>> in your light_source. Maybe it's what's turning your photons OFF... It's
>> all ON by default. You need it if you DON'T want that light_source to
>> emit photons: photons{refraction off reflection off}
>> 
> 
> Ok I'll give that a try. Thanks for the hint!

Yargh... ok that wasn't it. I just re-exported everything from Moray with
some of the moray photon stuff turned on and I started getting photons.
Guess it's one of -those- days for me... 

-- 
Stefan


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