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28 Apr 2024 11:18:36 EDT (-0400)
  Re: v3.7.1 beta 5-- light_group problem?  
From: Alain
Date: 4 May 2017 19:08:17
Message: <590bb461@news.povray.org>
Le 17-05-04 à 03:49, Stephen a écrit :
> On 5/4/2017 7:44 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 4-5-2017 6:14, Kenneth wrote:
>>> Here's a really naive thought: Would it be possible to add an on-off
>>> switch to
>>> the current light_group implementation, to either allow the 'global'
>>> shadows
>>> (as-is), or to turn them off (for objects not in that light_group?)
>>>
>>> My thinking is this: Since a light_group's LIGHT is already restricted
>>> to only
>>> the group's objects, could the shadow calculations from the light 
>>> also be
>>> restricted like that? If so, we could choose which behavior to use--
>>> 'the best
>>> of both worlds', so to speak. And it wouldn't break backward
>>> compatibility.
>>>
>>
>> My thoughts entirely.
>>
> 
> That would be a plus.
> 

Proposed key word : global_shadows on/off
Default is ON


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