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8 Jul 2024 06:32:43 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Spinner colony (again)  
From: Mike Horvath
Date: 12 Feb 2015 18:09:27
Message: <54dd32a7$1@news.povray.org>
On 2/12/2015 6:39 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 12/02/2015 04:59, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> Also, I was looking at some pictures of the ISS, and their solar panels
>> have a coppery sheen to them. How do I mimic that? Here's my current
>> solar panel texture:
>>
>> #local solar_panel_texture = texture
>
> ...
>  >              finish {Glossy}
>
> Instead of using a standard "finish" define your own with a reflection
> rgb close to one for copper.
>
>
>    reflection {
>      rgb <0.722,0.451,0.200>
>      fresnel   0
>      falloff   0.000
>      exponent  1.000
>      metallic  0.500
>    }
>


I just tried that but didn't notice much of a difference. Maybe because 
I am using parallel lights and camera?


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