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19 Nov 2024 07:15:29 EST (-0500)
  Re: no_shadow and photons  
From: Ari-Matti Leppanen
Date: 10 Apr 2002 00:54:56
Message: <3cb3c5a0$1@news.povray.org>
"jimbobjim" <jim### [at] blueyondercouk> wrote in message
news:3caa5496@news.povray.org...

> I'm using POV 3.5 in a scene with photons, and the problem is I don't want
> the target object to cast a shadow so I include the no_shadow command.
> This has the unwanted side effect of 'switching-off' the caustics produced
> by the photons.

Sorry for the delay if you haven't solved it yet.

6.10.2.2  Shooting Photons at an Object: "If you use the no_shadow keyword,
the object will be tagged as pass_through automatically. You can then turn
off pass_through if necessary by simply using photons { pass_through off }."

Ari-Matti


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