POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Cone of light : Re: Cone of light Server Time
19 Nov 2024 20:39:53 EST (-0500)
  Re: Cone of light  
From: Christopher James Huff
Date: 14 Jan 2002 00:04:50
Message: <chrishuff-5013F3.00054114012002@netplex.aussie.org>
In article <3c425d97$1@news.povray.org>,
 "Mitchell Waite" <mit### [at] dnaicom> wrote:

> I am trying to use the KISS method, how about this as a texture on a cone
> with a spot aligned inside it?

Well, the simplest method would be to enclose the whole scene in a media 
container, so you don't have to worry about the beams of light, and 
automatically get shadows/etc.


>          finish
>          {
>             ambient 1.0
>             diffuse 1.0
>             specular 0.007167
>             roughness 0.654133
>          }

You don't need specular and roughness, I don't see any reason you would 
want highlights on what is supposed to be a lit volume of air. You 
should probably set diffuse to 0 as well.

-- 
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Christopher James Huff <chr### [at] maccom>


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