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  Re: caustics with radiosity?  
From: Zeger Knaepen
Date: 29 Dec 2002 08:40:45
Message: <3e0efb5d@news.povray.org>
"Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> schreef in bericht
news:3E0EEC6A.7B42D7F9@gmx.de...
> Zeger Knaepen wrote:
> > It seems to be more or less possible.
> > Why is there an upper-limit of 1600 for radiosity-samples?
>
> Because it uses a fixed table for the sample directions.  If you know a
> way for generating an arbitrary number of sample directions on the fly
> with random yet uniform distribution (and cos theta density distribution)
> you are welcome to share it... ;-)

Why is a fixed table necessary?

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