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  Re: making perfectly transparent object with color  
From: Meothuru
Date: 20 Jul 2006 01:35:00
Message: <web.44bf14fc8936040dbc6f282e0@news.povray.org>
"yoon" <jhy### [at] galaxyyonseiackr> wrote:
> At first, make a white ball and then make a red box, which is bigger than
> the ball, in front of the ball.
>
> If I use the command "filter" or "transmit", I could see the ball through
> the box.
>
> But the color of ball(white) seem to be redder and dimmer than its original
> because the light traverse through the red box.
>
> If I put more red boxes in front of the ball, I will not be able to see the
> ball because many boxes screen the light emitted from the white ball.
>
> How can I see the white ball even if there are many boxes between the ball
> and the camera?
>
> Thank you.
>
> JH
>
> --
> ==========================================
>  Yonsei University, Department of Astronomy
>  Seoul, South Korea
>  Graduate Student, Room #703
>  Joo Heon Yoon in GEM
>  jhy### [at] galaxyyonseiackr
> ==========================================

absolutly untested....
but I first would try out:


The pigment-color of the box  = "Clear"

The pigment-color of the sphere = white*1.2"
(to lighten the "white" of the sphere)


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