POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : SSLT and scaling : Re: SSLT and scaling Server Time
29 Jul 2024 14:26:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: SSLT and scaling  
From: clipka
Date: 17 Feb 2011 04:49:09
Message: <4d5cef15$1@news.povray.org>
Am 17.02.2011 03:49, schrieb gregjohn:
> Alain<aze### [at] qwertyorg>  wrote:
>
>>
>> Those values must NOT be affected by scaling, as it would change the
>> characteristics of the material.
>
>
> Okay, but isn't it the case that a set of conditions that look great for
> portions of an object which are really "thick" end up giving ugly results for
> portions that are "thin".  Thus, I imagine good conditions for a big candle
> could look ugly for a significantly smaller one.

Yes, that /may/ happen - but remember that a smaller candle /does/ look 
different to a larger one when photographed and then scaled to match, 
with the light appearing to "bleed" deeper into the wax in the smaller 
candle (relative to the candle's total size).


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