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  Re: Is this possible without cheating?  
From: Dre
Date: 29 Nov 2010 16:23:54
Message: <4cf419ea$1@news.povray.org>
"Dave Blandston" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
news:web.4cf3d937758d7bd8966554e20@news.povray.org...
> Is there some combination of no_image no_reflection tags that will allow 
> an
> object to reflect onto one scene element but not onto another? Or some 
> other
> method? Like in this sample picture (two images combined) where the blue 
> ball
> reflects onto the silver ball but not the red ball. Maybe it would be cool 
> if
> the concept of the light_group was extended to a "scene_group" where only
> objects in the group reacted with each other regarding reflections, 
> radiosity,
> shadows, etc. That might be useful for special effects.
>
> Regards,
> Dave Blandston
>

Ha!  I've been wanting a "scene_group" type group for ages, it would be 
awesome to be able to combine stuff into groups like that and not effect 
other groups settings etc...

Cheers Andreas


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