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  Re: transparent objects appear opaque  
From: Christian Froeschlin
Date: 18 Aug 2007 06:10:07
Message: <46c6c57f$1@news.povray.org>
stevenvh wrote:

> if I stack a number of transparent objects the area where light has to go
> through 3 or more becomes opaque. Is there a logical explanation for this,
> or is it a bug?

global_settings
{
   max_trace_level 10
}

Every time a ray is reflected or refracted, new rays need to be shot
which could take long (or forever) to render if there were no limit.


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