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From: Zeger Knaepen
Date: 13 Jul 2003 05:14:09
Message: <3f1122e1$1@news.povray.org>
> which does specular reflection. They both complement each other
> pretty well, and you shouldn't attempt doing photon effects with
> pure radiosity unless you've got waaaay too much time on your
> hands. But I guess its far from practical.
> AFAIR someone had posted a reflecting torus, where radiosity
> was used to create that light-focussed effect which occurs on the
> inside of that obect. I'm not too sure who did it, and when though.
> Still, it shows that it IS possible if you're desperate.

I did, and actually it shows that it is NOT possible to get decent caustics
using pure radiosity.  It would be possible if you could use more samples
for radiosity though.

cu!
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ZK AKA SaD
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