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21 May 2024 07:51:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Area light axes  
From: clipka
Date: 14 Jan 2016 20:05:55
Message: <569845f3$1@news.povray.org>
Am 15.01.2016 um 01:45 schrieb Mike Horvath:
> Let's say I have an linear area light that is supposed to be 20 units
> long from one end to the other along the Z axis. What value do I put in
> for AXIS_1_VECTOR? Do I put "z * 20" or "z * 10"? Do the vectors start
> from the middle of the area light or from the edges? Thanks.

The length of the axis vectors specifies the total size of the area
light in the respective direction, so you should use z*20.


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