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31 Jul 2024 00:32:46 EDT (-0400)
  [Doc] Radiosity off  
From: Mike Williams
Date: 18 Sep 2001 03:20:20
Message: <jcNDqCAWvup7EwZE@econym.demon.co.uk>
Wasn't it Ken who wrote:
>
>
>Mike Williams wrote:
>> 
>> Typing "radiosity off" in the command line box doesn't turn radiosity
>> off. As far as I can see, the only way to turn radiosity off for a quick
>> test render is to change the source file.
>> 
>> "-QR" is working as (oddly) documented (5.2.6.2), it switches radiosity
>> on, but shouldn't "radiosity off" switch it off?
>
>The activation of radiosity has changed with the release of beta.2. The
>radiosity feature now works the same as does media, photons or any other
>feature that is controled by the contents of the scene file itself. You
>can not longer control it from the command line or by way of an .ini file.
>This means that if you want to disable radiosity in your scene you either
>need to activate it with a switch in your scene file or comment out the
>radiosity code.

In that case the docs needs attention:-
        2.6.2
        4.1.1
        5.2.6.2
        6.11.11
all need to be changed.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure


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