Dana Dauphinee wrote:
> 
>     I'm not posting a file with this, I'd just like some help, since
> this is a Tutorials group.  I've posted my first semi-gratifying image
> on the binaries.images group, so if you want to take a look at it, it's
> there....
>     Anywho, my question is....  could someone explain to me a little but
> more about halos?  I have MoRay, and I've looked through the POV docs,
> and I'm never getting the results I'm after.  In my image, I have two
> cones, a spotlight focused on each.  I'd like to get a dust-like effect,
> or something of that sort, coming from the spotlight, so that it looks
> sort of like a streetlight shining on the cones... or like sunshine
> coming in from a dusty window... that sort of effect.  Is there anyway I
> can do this? I'm trying what I 'know' how to do, but, obviously, that
> isn't much.  What's the easiest way to do this?
> 
> Many thanks for your help,
> 
> ~Dana
> 
> (Oh, what the heck, Ill post my file here, too!)
> 

Have you read section 4.10.4 The Atmosphere in the docs?
Atmosphere is pretty slow to render and so a bit of a pain to get right
but the examples in the docs can be pasted straight into your scene as a
starting point.

Cheers, PoD.

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