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18 Aug 2024 20:12:35 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Stellation 19 with photons!  
From: Kevin Ellis
Date: 19 Apr 2001 13:17:22
Message: <3adf1da2$1@news.povray.org>
> > > 314700 shot
> > > 404968 stored
> > >
> > >??? yes, it actually reported more stored than shot
> >
> > Looks very nice. Wouls look better on a desk on top of some writing
paper
> > with writing so that the reflections could be seen nicely.
> >
> > Actually it should report more stored than shot as the photons are split
> > into two when they hit the surface, one for reflection and one for
> > refraction. Hope that explains it.
>
> I turned reflection off...
>

Did you specify ignore_photons in the glass photon block. If not then it
could be that photons are being stored on the glass surface but also going
through the glass and being stored on the ground surface. Hence more stored
photons, just another guess :)

Kev
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http://perso.libertysurf.co.uk/kevin.ellis


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