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29 Jul 2024 12:24:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: fake rim light?  
From: FlyerX
Date: 7 Jul 2011 16:19:12
Message: <4e1614c0$1@news.povray.org>
On 7/7/2011 12:08 AM, kursad wrote:
> Hi
>
> How can I add fake rim light to my objects? I would like to have some kind of
> fake backlighting or rim contouring. For example I can do this by using
> fresnel,or simple dot
> product in other renders like Mantra, or adding incident gradients in Modo.
>
> thanks
>
>
>
>
A few months ago I posted a fake Fresnel macro that does this. I do not 
know if it is close to right but I like its results. Here is the link to 
the original post:

http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3C4d13ee42%241%40news.povray.org%3E/?ttop=363829&toff=100

This option is now also available in PoseRay beta in the materials tab.

good luck,

FlyerX


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