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30 Jul 2024 20:22:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: normal on/off in 2-pass radiosity  
From: Jim Holsenback
Date: 7 Jul 2008 12:59:51
Message: <48724b87@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote in message 
news:487221a5$1@news.povray.org...
> Q: when using a 2-pass radiosity render and in the case normals need to be 
> calculated, where should normal be set to on? In the first pass (saved)? 
> or the second? or both?

it seems to make more sense having normal on during the 1st pass when your 
collecting rad data ..... sometime ago I remember a post that offered if you 
don't care about normals just turn it off as it slows things down. I did a 
small test and it does indeed.

just my 0.02 worth

Jim


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