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19 Nov 2024 18:17:43 EST (-0500)
  Re: How does POV handle IORs?  
From: Rune
Date: 29 Jan 2002 17:47:16
Message: <3c572674@news.povray.org>
"Warp" wrote:
>   AFAIK povray always remembers what is the current
> ior of the space the current ray is travelling.

But how is the ior of the current space defined?

If object A has ior 1.3 and object B ior 1.5 and a ray goes like this:

enter A
enter B
*
leave A
leave B

...then what is the ior in the space marked by * ?

Rune
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