POV-Ray: Newsgroups: povray.beta-test: About no_radiosity and radiosity off: Re: About no

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From: clipka
Date: 15 Sep 2009 05:33:26
Message: <4aaf5f66$1@news.povray.org>

Carlo C. schrieb:
> 
> Changes between 3.7.beta.13 and 3.7.beta.14
> --------------------------------------------
> Added radiosity on/off flag for objects.
> 
> 
> Changes between 3.7.beta.32 and 3.7.beta.33
> -------------------------------------------
> Added no_radiosity keyword, as known from MegaPOV:
> Specifying "no_radiosity" in an object block makes that object invisible
> to radiosity rays, ...
> 
> What are the differences?

Unless I perfectly goofed it up, "radiosity off" prevents an object from 
*receiving* diffuse interreflection (aka radiosity), while 
"no_radiosity" prevents an object from *emitting* diffuse interreflection.

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