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1 Jul 2024 06:17:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: caustics and fog (photon mapping with scattering media)  
From: Warp
Date: 2 Feb 2010 16:41:21
Message: <4b689c01@news.povray.org>
Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> wrote:
> According to the documentation, pass_through does not have
> an effect on photons which have already hit their target. You
> probably need to specify "refraction on" to get it to work.

  If you do that, the caustics change drastically. The box is not "invisible"
to the photons.

> Apart from that, I don't think I would expect photons to affect
> media if the container object is tagged with pass_through ;)

  You might not expect it, but that doesn't mean you are right.

http://wiki.povray.org/content/Documentation:Tutorial_Section_3.7#Media_and_photons

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                                                          - Warp


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