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  Re: Area Lights... for a florescent light  
From: Alan Nickerson
Date: 4 Aug 2000 09:00:55
Message: <398abe87$1@news.povray.org>
I'm using MegaPOV 0.5.

I have a union with the light fixture and a light_source that 'looks_like'
tube object that has emission media.

Alan

"Chris Huff" <chr### [at] maccom> wrote in message
news:chrishuff-9A0051.13075303082000@news.povray.org...
> In article <39896fcd$1@news.povray.org>, "Alan Nickerson"
> <ani### [at] mathsoftcom> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, I didnt try a high-ambient for the object.
> > I did create a "tube' that glows using an emission media.
>
> Emission media won't emit light(it doesn't illuminate surrounding
> objects), and radiosity in the official version won't see it. If you are
> using MegaPOV, the radiosity should work fine with media.
>
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