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5 Sep 2024 12:15:02 EDT (-0400)
  Re: filter? transmit?  
From: Paul Daniel Jones
Date: 3 Jan 2001 16:20:51
Message: <3A5397EF.92DF9493@psu.edu>
Oh, I see....

Thanks :-)

paul

Ron Parker wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Jan 2001 13:31:09 -0500, Paul Daniel Jones wrote:
> >
> >Ok, after reading the manual and some back posts I am still a bit
> >be-fuddled.....
> >
> >Could someone give me a quick rule of thumb as to when I might use
> >filter and when I might use transmit and in which POV version it applies
> >to? I seem to remember that MegaPOV handles these two statements
> >different than the official 3.1g.
>
> Filter is used for things that are transparent, like colored glasses or
> plastics.  Transmit is used for things that have lots of small holes,
> like silk or nylon fabric.
>
> MegaPOV handles them that way in layered textures; the official version
> treats them both as transmit (IIRC).  Both versions do the right thing
> in most cases; it's just the layered textures case that's different.
>
> --
> Ron Parker   http://www2.fwi.com/~parkerr/traces.html
> My opinions.  Mine.  Not anyone else's.

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