In article <3A9### [at] darwincwruedu>, spo### [at] corecom wrote:

> Well, I just saw the thread on Chris Huff's portal patch, so I 
> thought I'd post this.  This is one type of image that would be much 
> easier to do with such a patch, I'd imagine (though the patch doesn't 
> allow light to pass through) 

Actually, it would be possible to simulate the effect of light shining 
through the portal...just create another copy of the lights you want to 
shine through the portal, transform them to where they would be on the 
"other side" when seen through the portal, and use the projected_through 
feature to make them shine through the portal.
This wouldn't be perfect...a shadow on the other side of the portal 
wouldn't pass through it. It would work in most situations, though.


> It would certainly be faster than my method.

What was your method?

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Christopher James Huff
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