Visible reflected Light-Beam? (Message 1 to 4 of 4)
From: Arne Kleinophorst
Subject: Visible reflected Light-Beam?
Date: 14 May 2003 15:46:51
Message: <3ec29d2b$1@news.povray.org>
Hello,
I'm looking for a way to make the reflection of a light beam visible? is
it possible with media and or photons. I do get an original light beam
from a source but i can't reflect it.
TIA
Arne
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> I'm looking for a way to make the reflection of a light beam visible? is> it possible with media and or photons. I do get an original light beam> from a source but i can't reflect it.
See my post "photon problem" a few messages ago and replace the cylinder
spotlight by a regular spotlight. Tweak the radius and falloff value and it
should work.
G.
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From: Hugo Asm
Subject: Re: Visible reflected Light-Beam?
Date: 14 May 2003 16:50:48
Message: <3ec2ac28@news.povray.org>
> I'm looking for a way to make the reflection of a light beam> visible? is it possible with media and or photons.
Media can make the beam visible like dust in the air. Photons can make
caustics through glassy materials. (These are short answers.)
> I do get an original light beam from a source> but i can't reflect it.
Hmm. When you say "reflection" one can assume two things: You either want a
mirror effect (a very clear reflection) or you want diffuse reflections,
like a bulp that lights up a whole room and nearby rooms. I can't determine
what you're after. If you want mirror effects, try making a "visible" light
source, for example a white sphere, because light sources are actually
invisible. :o) If you want diffuse reflections, try radiosity. There are a
good standard include file for POV-Ray to set all the parameters of
radiosity for you.
Hope this helps?
Regards,
Hugo
From: Arne Kleinophorst
Subject: Re: Visible reflected Light-Beam?
Date: 15 May 2003 05:25:14
Message: <3ec35cfa@news.povray.org>
Thank you, just another proof for me that you a some kind of Povray God :)
Arne
Gilles Tran wrote:
> news: 3ec29d2b$1@news.povray.org...> > >>I'm looking for a way to make the reflection of a light beam visible? is>>it possible with media and or photons. I do get an original light beam>>from a source but i can't reflect it.> > > See my post "photon problem" a few messages ago and replace the cylinder> spotlight by a regular spotlight. Tweak the radius and falloff value and it> should work.> > G.> > > --> **********************> http://www.oyonale.com> **********************> - Graphic experiments> - POV-Ray and Poser computer images> - Posters> > >
