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  Re: Scattering media, lightgroups and shadowless lights  
From: Coridon Henshaw
Date: 5 Mar 2002 18:52:53
Message: <Xns91C8C01262C84CQ@204.213.191.226>
"Slime" <noo### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in news:3c846ee9@news.povray.org:

>> So basically what you're suggesting that objects will not cast shadows
>> from shadowless lights anywhere except in scattering media? Doesn't it
>> look a bit inconsistent? 
 
> Sorry for putting words in someone's mouth, but I believe he's suggesting
> that shadowless lights don't illuminate scattering media at all.

Read the bug report I posted and render the example scene and you will see 
just that.  Shadowless lights don't illuminate scattering media.  The code 
changes I suggested are to correct this problem.


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