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  Re: siplme retarded newbie question about reflections.  
From: Ken
Date: 18 Nov 2000 22:41:31
Message: <3A174C6F.C5BA94C8@pacbell.net>
DreyWerx wrote:
> 
> allright, i created a box, gave it a finish{ reflection 1 } and pointed a
> spotlight at it.  but when i traced it, even in MEGE POV, thers no light
> reflecting off the box onto the plane the box is sitting on.  it reflects
> everything else, but the area which is supposto be lighted with reflected
> light is still dark.

If you are in fact using MegaPov then you need to enable photons for
the reflecting object. You will need to also specify "reflection_on"
in combination with the photon mapping feature.

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