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29 Jul 2024 20:28:00 EDT (-0400)
  Re: multi-scattering?  
From: ricky312
Date: 23 Aug 2010 18:45:00
Message: <web.4c72f97351e9c3d5824827c70@news.povray.org>
Alain <aze### [at] qwertyorg> wrote:

> > Im trying to do realistic skys i pretty musch have the atmsophere down , but for
> > the clouds i just wish i had multi-scattering. i tried two medias w/ the same
> > cloud texture in the same object.  That didn't seem to work.
> > Im not in a big rush to get this but any help will be much apreaciated.
> >
> >
>
> Scattering media assume that any ray interact at most once with the
> material. Adding many media or density, as well as increasing the
> density, don't change that assumption.
>
> Using the version 3.7 beta, you can use the SSLT feature, but, here, you
> have the opposite assumption: Each ray is assumed to interact a very
> large number of times with the material.
>
> Actualy, there is no middle ground. There is no model for more than 1
> and less that 1000+ interactions.
>
>
>
> Alain

thanks Alain but i dont think i can use sub-surface scattering with media but
thanks anyhow


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