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  Re: ray of light line laser with projector  
From: CRIS
Date: 17 Feb 2012 05:45:00
Message: <web.4f3e2f0b8af170f5ba9d93b20@news.povray.org>
Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> wrote:
> CRIS wrote:
> > Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> wrote:
> >> CRIS wrote:
> >>
> >>> Rather about my second question, maybe I explained bad, if i put in the
> >>> spotlight source : 'color Red * 1' i don't see the light on the internal bars
> >>> but if i put (for example) 'color Red * 200'  i see the red line on the internal
> >>> bars.
> >> your light source, bars and projection object all end on x = 0,
> >> this coincidence is likely to get you into numerical issues. Also,
> >> at a grazing angle diffuse illumination is close to 0 but becomes
> >> visible if you boost the light power by 200.
>
> > There is a way to leave falloff and tightness to 0 so that also the reflection
> > work correctly? I posted a code. ( i commented spotlight now). Thanks a lot.
>
> Actually I misinterpreted the falloff value, it should
> be equal to radius for a sharp edge, not 0. So if you set
> falloff 80 you again get the reflections.

Yes it works!!
thanks.


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