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  Re: question for you photon fans...  
From: Spider
Date: 5 Apr 1999 07:16:34
Message: <37088C99.8F33B75D@bahnhof.se>
I go for quantity ... A bit longish, but then, not aburdly so.


Nathan Kopp wrote:
> 
> I personally don't like the way I'm using the 'density' keyword to specify
> photon density.  Usually, when you say density, you want to give a
> items-per-area(or volume) value, not a length value.  So... what would be a
> better keyword?  Would 'spacing' be good? (since you are giving the spacing
> between photons)  I do not want to switch the value to a real density, because
> right now photon 'density' and gather 'radius' are directly related (linearly),
> making it easy to test with a low number of photons and switch to a large
> number with predictable results (my 'phd' variable, for those who've looked at
> my source).
> 
> So... is 'spacing' good?  Any other ideas?
> 
> -Nathan

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